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Cerebral air embolism during CT-guided lung biopsy
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  1. Rafael Dahmer Rocha,
  2. André Arantes Azevedo,
  3. Priscila Mina Falsarella,
  4. Antônio Rahal Jr,
  5. Rodrigo Gobbo Garcia
  1. Department of Interventional Radiology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Avenida Albert Einsten, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  1. Correspondence to Dr Rafael Dahmer Rocha, Department of Interventional Radiology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Avenida Albert Einsten, 627/701 - Morumbi, São Paulo - São Paulo 05652-900, Brazil; rafaeldrocha{at}gmail.com

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