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Massive cerebral air embolism following percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (gradient-echo sequence)

Gradient-echo sequence shows multifocal hypointense "blooming dots" (arrows) in the right frontal and temporal lobes, consistent with residual air bubbles. (Source: Lee JH, Lee HY, Lim MK, Kang YH. Massive cerebral air embolism following percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage: a case report. Medicine [Baltimore]. 2021;100[52]:e28389. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License [CC BY 4.0], https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)