A case of intermittent CT imaging for up to 2 hours following asymptomatic air emboli due to a CT-guided lung biopsy

A case of intermittent CT imaging for up to 2 hours following asymptomatic air emboli due to a CT-guided lung biopsy

Air emboli represent rare but severe complications of computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy (CTLB). No reports exist regarding the behavior of air during the early stages of air emboli. We present a case of air emboli following CTLB, evaluated by intermittent CT over a 2-hour period, spanning...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Akihito Nakajima, MD, Takatoshi Kubo, PhD, MD, Yudai Nakai, PhD, MD, Eisuke Shibata, PhD, MD, Osamu Abe, PhD, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
CT-guided lung biopsy
Air emboli
Lung cancer
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323008968

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323008968

Similar Items