Cerebral Fat Macroembolism: Diagnosic Tools with Spectral Imaging
Mathilde Haegeman, Douglas Lacomblez, Antoine Loubet · 2024
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Mathilde Haegeman, Douglas Lacomblez, and Antoine Loubet present a short teaching piece on imaging a rare brain emergency in a 2024 article. In cerebral fat macroembolism, fat blocks vessels in the brain. The symptoms are often vague and hard to pin to a cause, so standard scans can leave the diagnosis in doubt. Spectral tomography sorts tissue by how it absorbs X-rays at different energies. The authors present it as a valuable extra tool when this rare condition is suspected.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mathilde Haegeman, Douglas Lacomblez, Antoine Loubet |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 4 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |