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A. R. Manhire, C. M. Richardson and F. V. Gleeson, “Lung Biopsy Guidelines—For the Obedience of Fools and Guidance of Wise Men,” Thorax, Vol. 58, No. 11, 2003, pp. 913-914.
doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.913

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• TITLE: Right Hemisphere Cerebral Infarction Due to Air Embolism from Percutaneous Lung Biopsy: A Case Report

  AUTHORS: Chaitanya Ahuja, Yama Kharoti, Jeffery J. Critchfield, Meghna Chadha

  KEYWORDS: Air Embolism; Lung Biopsy; Cerebral Infarction; Computed Tomography (CT) Guidance

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Radiology, Vol.3 No.3, September 6, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy is a common procedure in interventional radiology. Systemic arterial air embolism causing cerebral infarction is a rare but much feared complication of percutaneous lung biopsy. We present a comprehensive review of iatrogenic air embolism post-lung biopsy, a complication that is often sub optimally managed. Patho-physiology, clinical features, and risk factors and management are reviewed.