Computed tomography diagnosis of macroscopic pulmonary fat embolism.
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Ravenel, JG; Heyneman, LE; McAdams, HP
Published in: J Thorac Imaging
April 2002
Pulmonary fat embolism probably occurs commonly after major orthopedic injuries and after orthopedic surgery. Furthermore, tiny fat emboli can often be shown by transesophageal echocardiography during orthopedic surgery. However, large macroscopic are rarely identified radiologically. Macroscopic fat emboli have been previously described in the common femoral vein and inferior vena cava on abdominal imaging. To the authors' knowledge, a macroscopic fat embolus in the pulmonary arteries has not been previously described. The authors report a case of a woman who, on computed tomography, had a large fat embolus after intramedullary rod placement for an isolated left femur fracture.
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J Thorac Imaging
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0883-5993
Publication Date
April 2002
Volume
17
Issue
2
Start / End Page
154 / 156
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Artery
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Humans
- Female
- Embolism, Fat
- Adult
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
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Ravenel, J. G., Heyneman, L. E., & McAdams, H. P. (2002). Computed tomography diagnosis of macroscopic pulmonary fat embolism. J Thorac Imaging, 17(2), 154–156. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005382-200204000-00008
Ravenel, James G., Laura E. Heyneman, and H Page McAdams. “Computed tomography diagnosis of macroscopic pulmonary fat embolism.” J Thorac Imaging 17, no. 2 (April 2002): 154–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005382-200204000-00008.
Ravenel JG, Heyneman LE, McAdams HP. Computed tomography diagnosis of macroscopic pulmonary fat embolism. J Thorac Imaging. 2002 Apr;17(2):154–6.
Ravenel, James G., et al. “Computed tomography diagnosis of macroscopic pulmonary fat embolism.” J Thorac Imaging, vol. 17, no. 2, Apr. 2002, pp. 154–56. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00005382-200204000-00008.
Ravenel JG, Heyneman LE, McAdams HP. Computed tomography diagnosis of macroscopic pulmonary fat embolism. J Thorac Imaging. 2002 Apr;17(2):154–156.
Published In
J Thorac Imaging
DOI
ISSN
0883-5993
Publication Date
April 2002
Volume
17
Issue
2
Start / End Page
154 / 156
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Artery
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Humans
- Female
- Embolism, Fat
- Adult
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology