Cerebral fat embolism (CFE): investigations

Evidence-based neurology checklist on cerebral fat embolism (cfe): investigations: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): lesions White matter lesions: these are in the cerebrum, corpus callosum, and basal ganglia ‘Starfield’ punctate restriction pattern: this is on diffusion weighted sequences…

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): lesions

  • White matter lesions: these are in the cerebrum, corpus callosum, and basal ganglia
  • ‘Starfield’ punctate restriction pattern: this is on diffusion weighted sequences
  • Multiple punctate haemorrhagic lesions: these are on susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI)
  • Gradient echo sequence: this demonstrates the severity

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): radiological stages

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) differentials

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)

Computed tomography (CT)

Other imaging tests

Echocardiogram

References

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