Methylmethacrylate pulmonary emboli: radiographic and computed tomographic findings

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-247

  Pelton, William M ^a   Kirsch, Jacobo ^b   Candocia, Fabian J ^b   Allen, Brian C ^a   Bhalla, Sanjeev ^c   Mohammed, Tan Lucien H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement pulmonary emboli; Kyphoplasty complications; Vertebroplasty complications

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOPLASTY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PATHOGENESIS; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 69549128243     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181a6e5c9     Document Type: Article

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