Axe fragment pulmonary embolism. Interest of enhanced multislice helical CT with cardiac synchronised acquisitions

P Sarliève; E Delabrousse; E Rodière; D Michalakis; C Marchand; B Kastler

Axe fragment pulmonary embolism. Interest of enhanced multislice helical CT with cardiac synchronised acquisitions

JBR-BTR. 2006 Jan-Feb;89(1):12-4.

Authors

P Sarliève¹, E Delabrousse, E Rodière, D Michalakis, C Marchand, B Kastler

Affiliation

¹ Radiology A Unit, Besançon University Hosital, Boulevard Fleming, F-25030 Besançon, France.

PMID: 16607871

Abstract

A case of pulmonary embolism by an axe fragment investigated with enhanced mdCT with cardiac synchronised acquisitions is described. The authors stress the advantages of the techniques versus angiography for the exploration of foreign body pulmonary artery embolism.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Follow-Up Studies
Foreign Bodies / complications*
Humans
Iliac Vein / diagnostic imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods*
Radiography, Thoracic / methods
Tomography, Spiral Computed / methods*