Delayed Presentation of Air Embolism Within Cerebral Arteries Following Computed Tomography-Guided Lung Biopsy.

Computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy of the lung is a frequently performed interventional radiological procedure. Most complications are minor and self-resolving. However, a rare but potentially fatal complication is that of systemic air embolism, especially when to the cerebral or coronary arteries.

CT-guided thoracic biopsy: evaluating diagnostic yield and complications.

Introduction: This study retrospectively evaluated CT-guided thoracic biopsies for diagnostic yield, accuracy and complications.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 384 patients (mean age 62.7 years; male/female = 251/133) who underwent 399 CT-guided thoracic biopsies were performed for evaluating diagnostic yield, accuracy and complications.