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Methylmethacrylate pulmonary emboli: radiographic and computed tomographic findings.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Pelton, WM; Kirsch, J; Candocia, FJ; Allen, BC; Bhalla, S; Mohammed, T-LH
Published in: J Thorac Imaging
August 2009

One of the most serious potential complications of vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty is the embolization of methylmethacrylate cement into the pulmonary arteries. We present an overview of the subject and a pictorial review the spectrum of radiographic and computed tomographic appearances of methylmethacrylate cement pulmonary emboli.

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Published In

J Thorac Imaging

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EISSN

1536-0237

Publication Date

August 2009

Volume

24

Issue

3

Start / End Page

241 / 247

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Methylmethacrylate
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Aged
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Pelton, W. M., Kirsch, J., Candocia, F. J., Allen, B. C., Bhalla, S., & Mohammed, T.-L. (2009). Methylmethacrylate pulmonary emboli: radiographic and computed tomographic findings. J Thorac Imaging, 24(3), 241–247. https://doi.org/10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181a6e5c9
Pelton, William M., Jacobo Kirsch, Fabian J. Candocia, Brian C. Allen, Sanjeev Bhalla, and Tan-Lucien H. Mohammed. “Methylmethacrylate pulmonary emboli: radiographic and computed tomographic findings.J Thorac Imaging 24, no. 3 (August 2009): 241–47. https://doi.org/10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181a6e5c9.
Pelton WM, Kirsch J, Candocia FJ, Allen BC, Bhalla S, Mohammed T-LH. Methylmethacrylate pulmonary emboli: radiographic and computed tomographic findings. J Thorac Imaging. 2009 Aug;24(3):241–7.
Pelton, William M., et al. “Methylmethacrylate pulmonary emboli: radiographic and computed tomographic findings.J Thorac Imaging, vol. 24, no. 3, Aug. 2009, pp. 241–47. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181a6e5c9.
Pelton WM, Kirsch J, Candocia FJ, Allen BC, Bhalla S, Mohammed T-LH. Methylmethacrylate pulmonary emboli: radiographic and computed tomographic findings. J Thorac Imaging. 2009 Aug;24(3):241–247.

Published In

J Thorac Imaging

DOI

EISSN

1536-0237

Publication Date

August 2009

Volume

24

Issue

3

Start / End Page

241 / 247

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Methylmethacrylate
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Aged
  • 3202 Clinical sciences