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B. Mokhlesi, I. Ansaarie, M. Bader, M. Tareen and J. Boatman, “Coronary Artery Air Embolism Complicating a CT-Guided Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of the Lung,” Chest, Vol. 121, No. 3, 2002, pp. 993-996. doi:10.1378/chest.121.3.993

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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.