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Case Reports
. 2003 Jan;62(1):85-6.
doi: 10.1136/ard.62.1.85.

Asymptomatic diffuse pulmonary embolism caused by acrylic cement: an unusual complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty

J Bernhard  1 , P F Heini, P M Villiger
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Case Reports

Asymptomatic diffuse pulmonary embolism caused by acrylic cement: an unusual complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty

J Bernhard et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2003 Jan.
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Figure 1
(A) Six months after vertebroplasties the chest radiographs show radiodense cement in the fractured vertebral bodies T10, T11, and L1. (C and D) Posteroanterior views of the right lung. The pulmonary arterial vessels look normal before the vertebroplasties (C). In contrast, multiple radiodense lines along the pulmonary vessels are detectable thereafter. (B) Shows a more detailed view of (D). Three of the cement emboli are marked with white arrows.
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