MR imaging of the brain in fat embolism syndrome

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-192

  Chen, Joseph Jen Sho ^a   Ha, James C ^b   Mirvis, Stuart E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Fat embolism; Imaging; Infarct; Magnetic resonance imaging; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMUR FRACTURE; FIBULA FRACTURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHITE MATTER;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; EMBOLISM, FAT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 43349093755     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-007-0664-3     Document Type: Article

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