Prevention of vertebroplasty-related pulmonary bone cement embolism by IVC filter

2020-03-12 08:45:44

Category: Musculoskeletal Imaging, Region: Abdomen-Bones, Plane: Lateral

Lateral radiograph of the lumbar spine depicting vertebroplasty changes at L2, L4, and L5. Bone cement can be seen in the venous vasculature draining from the spine into the inferior vena cava with subsequent capture by an IVC filter.