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Chest CT scan showed an air embolus within the aorta (blue arrow).
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A post-biopsy CT scan showed a small amount of air within the non-dependent portion of the mid descending thoracic aorta (Figure 1).
Brain MRI showed multiple areas of acute ischemia (red arrows).
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Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed multiple focal areas of acute ischemia, predominantly in the posterior left cerebellum and left parietal lobe, as well as punctate foci in the left medullary pyramid, left midbrain, and right parietal lobe (Figure 2).
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Air embolism was seen in the right ventricle (black arrow).
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Figure 3 is a CT image showing an air embolus in the right ventricle.