Cerebral lipiodol embolism after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 680-682

  Takao, Hidemasa ^a   Makita, Kohzoh ^b   Doi, Ippei ^a   Watanabe, Toshiaki ^a  

^a Showa General Hospital   (Japan)

^b Social Insurance Central General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fat embolism; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Intracranial embolism; Iodized oil; Therapeutic embolization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES;

BASAL GANGLIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; FAT EMBOLISM; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; IODIZED OIL; LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS; LIPIODOL; THERAPEUTIC EMBOLIZATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

DOXORUBICIN; GELATIN SPONGE; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; LIPIODOL ULTRA FLUID;

ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIFFUSION; FAT EMBOLISM; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS;

EID: 25844493011     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000165906.83160.7d     Document Type: Article

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