Magnetic Resonance Imaging of a Fat Embolism of the Brain: Case Report
- 1 May 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery
- Vol. 26 (5) , 882-885
- https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-199005000-00027
Abstract
A 22-year-old man developed fat embolism syndrome. Although a computed tomographic (CT) scan of the brain showed nothing abnormal, a magnetic resonance imaging scan detected scattered spotty areas of low intensity on T1-weighted images and of high intensity on T2-weighted images. Magnetic resonance imaging is thought to be more sensitive than computed tomography in detecting cerebral fat embolism syndrome and correlates well with the clinical course.Keywords
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