Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the developed world. The goals of an
imaging evaluation for acute stroke are to establish a diagnosis as early as possible and to …

Cerebral fat embolism (CFE) is an uncommon incomplete type of fat embolism syndrome
(FES), characterized by purely cerebral involvement. It usually occurs 12–72 hours after the …

The diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome typically involves neurological, respiratory and
dermatological manifestations of microvascular occlusion 24–72 h after a precipitating …

Postmortem computed tomography (pmCT) and pmCT angiography (pmCTA) provide a
minimally invasive method to determine the cause of death. Postmortem image‐guided …

We present the case of a 28-year-old man with an unusual aetiology of lipid-dense material
in the subarachnoid space. CT of the head at presentation was normal. MRI of the spine …

Intravascular thrombosis and thromboembolism are critical diagnoses which are frequently
made on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) or Doppler ultrasound. For a …

A female patient in her mid 70s underwent aortic valve replacement and single-vessel
coronary artery bypass grafting, but after awakening from anaesthesia was found to have left …

The presence of intracranial adipose tissue is often overlooked, although it may be detected
in different physiological (dural sinuses or falx deposition of fat) and pathological (lipoma …

Fat embolism is a common complication of pelvic and long bone fractures. Macroscopic fat
emboli in the pulmonary arteries on computed tomography have been reported …

Embolia pulmonar grasa. Presentación de un caso Page 1 Rev Argent Radiol. 2015;79(4):209---213
www.elsevier.es/rar REVISTA ARGENTINA DE RADIOLOGÍA CASO CLÍNICO Embolia …