Gadde JA et al: Neuroimaging of patients in the intensive care unit: pearls and pitfalls. Radiol Clin North Am. 58(1):167-85, 2020
Uzelac A: Imaging of altered mental status. Radiol Clin North Am. 58(1):187-97, 2020
Bhatt AA et al: Beyond stroke-uncommon causes of diffusion restriction in the basal ganglia. Emerg Radiol. 25(1):87-92, 2018
Skalski KA et al: Hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic causes of signal loss on susceptibility-weighted imaging. Emerg Radiol. 25(6):691-701, 2018
Rutman AM et al: T2*-weighted and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging differentiation of cerebral fat embolism from diffuse axonal injury. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 41(6):877-83, 2017
Zakhari N et al: Unusual cerebral emboli. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 26(1):147-63, 2016
Eriksson EA et al: Fat embolism in pediatric patients: an autopsy evaluation of incidence and Etiology. J Crit Care. 30(1):221.e1-5, 2015
Kosova E et al: Fat embolism syndrome. Circulation. 131(3):317-20, 2015
Kuo KH et al: Dynamic MR imaging patterns of cerebral fat embolism: a systematic review with illustrative cases. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 35(6):1052-7, 2014
Kellogg RG et al: Massive cerebral involvement in fat embolism syndrome and intracranial pressure management. J Neurosurg. 119(5):1263-70, 2013
Medina FJ et al: Cerebral fat embolism detection with susceptibility-weighted images in sickle cell disease. Neuroradiol J. 25(4):411-4, 2012
Abend NS et al: Hypodense middle cerebral artery with fat embolus. Neurocrit Care. 6(2):147-8, 2007
Koch S et al: Cerebral fat microembolism and cognitive decline after hip and knee replacement. Stroke. 38(3):1079-81, 2007
Aydin MD et al: Cerebral fat embolism: pulmonary contusion is a more important etiology than long bone fractures. Clin Neuropathol. 24(2):86-90, 2005
Lee TC et al: The hypodense artery sign. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 26(8):2027-9, 2005
Simon AD et al: Contrast-enhanced MR imaging of cerebral fat embolism: case report and review of the literature. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 24(1):97-101, 2003
Yoon SS et al: Acute fatal stroke immediately following autologous fat injection into the face. Neurology. 61(8):1151-2, 2003
Parizel PM et al: Early diagnosis of cerebral fat embolism syndrome by diffusion-weighted MRI (starfield pattern). Stroke. 32(12):2942-4, 2001
Forteza AM et al: Transcranial doppler detection of fat emboli. Stroke. 30(12):2687-91, 1999
Wegener K et al: A case of cerebral fat embolism demonstrating no pathophysiological involvement of lung dysfunction. Eur Neurol. 42(1):65-6, 1999
Ghatak NR et al: Cerebral fat embolism following cardiac surgery. Stroke. 14(4):619-21, 1983
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Gadde JA et al: Neuroimaging of patients in the intensive care unit: pearls and pitfalls. Radiol Clin North Am. 58(1):167-85, 2020
Uzelac A: Imaging of altered mental status. Radiol Clin North Am. 58(1):187-97, 2020
Bhatt AA et al: Beyond stroke-uncommon causes of diffusion restriction in the basal ganglia. Emerg Radiol. 25(1):87-92, 2018
Skalski KA et al: Hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic causes of signal loss on susceptibility-weighted imaging. Emerg Radiol. 25(6):691-701, 2018
Rutman AM et al: T2*-weighted and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging differentiation of cerebral fat embolism from diffuse axonal injury. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 41(6):877-83, 2017
Zakhari N et al: Unusual cerebral emboli. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 26(1):147-63, 2016
Eriksson EA et al: Fat embolism in pediatric patients: an autopsy evaluation of incidence and Etiology. J Crit Care. 30(1):221.e1-5, 2015
Kosova E et al: Fat embolism syndrome. Circulation. 131(3):317-20, 2015
Kuo KH et al: Dynamic MR imaging patterns of cerebral fat embolism: a systematic review with illustrative cases. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 35(6):1052-7, 2014
Kellogg RG et al: Massive cerebral involvement in fat embolism syndrome and intracranial pressure management. J Neurosurg. 119(5):1263-70, 2013
Medina FJ et al: Cerebral fat embolism detection with susceptibility-weighted images in sickle cell disease. Neuroradiol J. 25(4):411-4, 2012
Abend NS et al: Hypodense middle cerebral artery with fat embolus. Neurocrit Care. 6(2):147-8, 2007
Koch S et al: Cerebral fat microembolism and cognitive decline after hip and knee replacement. Stroke. 38(3):1079-81, 2007
Aydin MD et al: Cerebral fat embolism: pulmonary contusion is a more important etiology than long bone fractures. Clin Neuropathol. 24(2):86-90, 2005
Lee TC et al: The hypodense artery sign. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 26(8):2027-9, 2005
Simon AD et al: Contrast-enhanced MR imaging of cerebral fat embolism: case report and review of the literature. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 24(1):97-101, 2003
Yoon SS et al: Acute fatal stroke immediately following autologous fat injection into the face. Neurology. 61(8):1151-2, 2003
Parizel PM et al: Early diagnosis of cerebral fat embolism syndrome by diffusion-weighted MRI (starfield pattern). Stroke. 32(12):2942-4, 2001
Forteza AM et al: Transcranial doppler detection of fat emboli. Stroke. 30(12):2687-91, 1999
Wegener K et al: A case of cerebral fat embolism demonstrating no pathophysiological involvement of lung dysfunction. Eur Neurol. 42(1):65-6, 1999
Ghatak NR et al: Cerebral fat embolism following cardiac surgery. Stroke. 14(4):619-21, 1983
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