Paradoxical embolism: Computed tomography demonstration
First published: 12 January 2002
Correspondence: Dr J Kaye, Department of Medical Imaging, Women’s & Children’s Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, SA 5006, Australia
J Kaye MB BS, BMedSci(Hons); M Hayward MBBch, FRCR, FRCS.
SUMMARY
Paradoxical emboli are rare and often presumptively diagnosed. A case of paradoxical embolism, in which both the arterial and venous emboli were documented on CT, is described.
