Cement Pulmonary Embolism

Symptomatic cardiopulmonary cement embolism following vertebroplasty

“…On a non-contrast chest CT, radio-opaque cement emboli may be easily demonstrated in any part of the thoracic venous system, the right heart or in the pulmonary arteries. Tubular or branching high-density cement emboli may also be seen on chest X-ray along the lines of pulmonary vessels 7. In our patient, initial chest X-ray report did not identify the subtle scattered strands of cement emboli, but these were later noted on retrospective review.…”