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K. Ashizawa, H. Watanabe, H. Morooka and K. Hayashi, “Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Air Embolism Complicating CT-Guided Needle Biopsy of the Lung,” American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol. 182, No. 6, 2004, pp. 1606-1607. doi:10.2214/ajr.182.6.1821606

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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.