Cerebral fat embolism studied by magnetic resonance imaging, transcranial Doppler sonography, and single photon emission computed tomography: Case report

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 345-348

  Satoh, Hideki ^a,b   Kurisu, Kaoru ^a   Ohtani, Minako ^a   Arita, Kazunori ^a   Okabayashi, Seiji ^a   Nakahara, Toshinori ^a   Migita, Keisuke ^a   Iida, Kohji ^a   Kuroki, Kazuhiko ^a   Ohbayashi, Naohiko ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kitakyushu General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebral fat embolism; Magnetic resonance imaging; Single photon emission computed tomography; Transcranial Doppler sonography

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FAT EMBOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030885087     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199708000-00023     Document Type: Article

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