CT SCAN OF INTRACRANIAL AIR EMBOLISM: POST CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

Authors

  • Anannit VISUDTIBHAN Department of Pediatrics, Ramathibodi Hospital
  • Patchrin PEKANAN Department of Radiology, Ramathibodi Hospital
  • Sirintara PONGPECH Department of Radiology, Ramathibodi Hospital
  • Suphaneewan JAOVISIDTH Department of Radiology, Ramathibodi Hospital
  • Klaus W PREIDLER Department of Radiology, Kar! Franzens university Graz

Abstract

A case report of intracranial intravascular air detected by CT scan was per- formed. The images obtained immediately after the patient expired post failed cardio- pulmonary resuscitation in an 11-year-old child who had unknown cause of hepatitis.

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VISUDTIBHAN A, PEKANAN P, PONGPECH S, JAOVISIDTH S, W PREIDLER K. CT SCAN OF INTRACRANIAL AIR EMBOLISM: POST CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION. ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 8 [cited 2024 May 2];4(1):65-8. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/424

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