Cerebral fat embolism detection with susceptibility-weighted images in sickle cell disease

Neuroradiology Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 411-414

  Medina, F J ^a,b   Marquez, J C ^a   Castillo, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FUNDACIÓN VALLE DEL LILI   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Acute chest syndrome; Fat embolism; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; SUSCEPTIBILITY WEIGHTED IMAGING; WHITE MATTER LESION;

EID: 84867446954     PISSN: 19714009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140091202500403     Document Type: Article

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