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Air embolism MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Overview

MRI of the brain can help diagnose air embolism and its complications.

MRI

MRI

MRI of the head may show areas of ischemia caused by an air embolism.[1]

References

References

  1. Jochen Bauerle, Andreas Fischer, Tobias Hornig, Karl Egger, Tobias Wengenmayer & Jurgen Bardutzky (2013). “Therapeutic hypothermia in cerebral air embolism: a case report”. SpringerPlus. 2: 411. doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-411. PMID 24024097.

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