Cerebral Air Embolism: a Case Report with an Emphasis of its Pathophysiology and MRI Findings
10.13104/imri.2019.23.1.70
- Author:
Se Ri KANG
1
;
See Sung CHOI
;
Se Jeong JEON
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University Hospital, Jeonlabuk-do, Korea. sschoi@wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Air embolism;
Intracranial embolism;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Artifacts;
Central Venous Catheters;
Cerebral Infarction;
Embolism, Air;
Intracranial Embolism;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- From:Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2019;23(1):70-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cerebral air embolism (CAE) is a rare complication of various medical procedures. It manifests with symptoms similar to those of typical acute cerebral infarction, however the treatment is quite different. We present a case of arterial CAE that was associated with a disconnected central venous catheter and appeared as punctate dark signal intensities with aliasing artifacts on the susceptibility-weighted filtered phase magnetic resonance image. The susceptibility-weighted filtered phase image can be helpful for diagnosing CAE and the magnetic resonance imaging reflects the pathophysiology of CAE.
