Cerebral Air Embolism During Imaging of a Sentinel Lymphatic Drainage in the Respiratory Tract Kazuhiro Ueda, MD, Yoshikazu Kaneda, MD, Manabu Sudo, MD, Mitsutaka Jinbo, MD, Kazuyoshi Suga, MD, Kimikazu Hamono, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 2, Pages 721-723 (February 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.11.020 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 With the patient in the prone position, the contrast material is injected into the peritumoral area under full inspiration to image the lymphatic drainage system. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 721-723DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.11.020) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Intra-arterial gas is detected in the descending aorta 1 minute after the injection of contrast material. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 721-723DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.11.020) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions