Nonthrombotic Pulmonary Embolism: A Potential Complication of Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Cosmetic Injection

Figure 1

Volumetric computed tomography acquisition of the chest from the thoracic inlet to the upper abdomen, following 65 mL of intravenous contrast (Omnipaque 300) employing pulmonary embolism protocol. A filling defect has been demonstrated in the left lower lobe segmental pulmonary artery (arrows: (a) axial; (b) sagittal).

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