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CT image obtained during lung biopsy with the patient in left lateral position and the tip of the guiding needle in the wall of a large cavitary lesion of the right upper lobe.
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Tempe, USA). The guiding needle was placed 17 mm intrapulmonarily in the dorsal cavity wall and four cutting biopsies in slightly different directions were performed, each with a penetration depth of 22 mm (Figure 1).
CT image of the brain after lung biopsy with signs of cerebral air embolism, typically visible as subcortical serpentiform formations with negative Hounsfield units.
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A promptly performed cranial CT scan showed a cerebral air embolism (Figure 2).