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...
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| author | Akihito Nakajima, MD Takatoshi Kubo, PhD, MD Yudai Nakai, PhD, MD Eisuke Shibata, PhD, MD Osamu Abe, PhD, MD |
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| description | 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 from onset to resolution.A man in his 60s underwent CTLB for diagnosis of a slowly enlarging pulmonary nodule in the right lower lobe. Immediately post-biopsy, chest CT revealed air emboli in the right coronary artery and apex of the ascending aorta. The patient was in the head-down position on the CT table, and intermittent CT scans were performed over a 2-hour period until the air emboli resolved. Subsequently, the patient was discharged without any complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ef1ec06138c4cc09c623ddf291037c12024-02-28T05:12:57ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332024-04-0119412391242A case of intermittent CT imaging for up to 2 hours following asymptomatic air emboli due to a CT-guided lung biopsyAkihito Nakajima, MD0Takatoshi Kubo, PhD, MD1Yudai Nakai, PhD, MD2Eisuke Shibata, PhD, MD3Osamu Abe, PhD, MD4Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-city, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan; Corresponding author.Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, JapanDepartment of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, JapanDepartment of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, JapanDepartment of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, JapanAir 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 from onset to resolution.A man in his 60s underwent CTLB for diagnosis of a slowly enlarging pulmonary nodule in the right lower lobe. Immediately post-biopsy, chest CT revealed air emboli in the right coronary artery and apex of the ascending aorta. The patient was in the head-down position on the CT table, and intermittent CT scans were performed over a 2-hour period until the air emboli resolved. Subsequently, the patient was discharged without any complications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323008968CT-guided lung biopsyAir emboliLung cancer |
| spellingShingle | Akihito Nakajima, MD Takatoshi Kubo, PhD, MD Yudai Nakai, PhD, MD Eisuke Shibata, PhD, MD Osamu Abe, PhD, MD A case of intermittent CT imaging for up to 2 hours following asymptomatic air emboli due to a CT-guided lung biopsy Radiology Case Reports CT-guided lung biopsy Air emboli Lung cancer |
| title | A case of intermittent CT imaging for up to 2 hours following asymptomatic air emboli due to a CT-guided lung biopsy |
| title_full | A case of intermittent CT imaging for up to 2 hours following asymptomatic air emboli due to a CT-guided lung biopsy |
| title_fullStr | A case of intermittent CT imaging for up to 2 hours following asymptomatic air emboli due to a CT-guided lung biopsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of intermittent CT imaging for up to 2 hours following asymptomatic air emboli due to a CT-guided lung biopsy |
| title_short | A case of intermittent CT imaging for up to 2 hours following asymptomatic air emboli due to a CT-guided lung biopsy |
| title_sort | case of intermittent ct imaging for up to 2 hours following asymptomatic air emboli due to a ct guided lung biopsy |
| topic | CT-guided lung biopsy Air emboli Lung cancer |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323008968 |
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