Pulmonary fat embolism: Common and unusual computed tomography findings

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 806-807

  Nucifora, Gaetano ^a   Hysko, Fjoralba ^a   Vit, Alessandro ^a   Vasciaveo, Annarosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Fat embolism syndrome; Pulmonary embolism; Trauma

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; GLASS;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FAT EMBOLISM SYNDROME; FILLING DEFECTS; GROUND GLASS; GROUND-GLASS OPACITY; LONG BONE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SMALL NODULES; TRAUMA;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FAT EMBOLISM; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 34748861820     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/rct.0b013e318032566e     Document Type: Article

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