Starfield pattern (fat embolism)

Starfield
pattern (fat embolism) • Cerebral fat embolism syndrome - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia
Dixon, A. Cerebral fat embolism syndrome. Case study, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 02 Nov 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-39034 • CC by-nc-sa 3.0 (modified)
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A starfield pattern has been described as being typical of DWI of patients with cerebral fat embolism . Although the term is closely linked to the diagnosis of fat embolism, it should be noted that such an appearance is merely the result of very numerous microemboli. As such, a similar pattern may be seen in other causes of microembolism, although generally, the number of lesions will be far fewer in thromboembolism than in fat embolism.

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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Sternenfeldmuster bei zerebraler Fettembolie:
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Fettembolie
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