CT pneumoangiogram sign following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Detrimental cerebral air embolism or postmortal blood replacement with air?

European Journal of Radiology Extra

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 114-117

  Ugurel, Sahin ^a   Kocaoglu, Murat ^a   Saglam, Mutlu ^a   Üçöz, Taner ^a   Somuncu, Ibrahim ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cerebral air embolism; Computed tomography; Pneumoangiogram

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744506378     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15714675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-4675(03)00027-0     Document Type: Article

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