Fig. 5
From: Microbleeds show a characteristic distribution in cerebral fat embolism

A case representing the long-term radiological consequences of CFE. T2 MRI images at the level of the basal ganglia of a 16-year-old polytraumatised female patient acquired on day 12 after hospital admission (a), and 16 months later (b). The long-term follow-up images show resolution of the subcortical and corpus callosum T2 hyperintensities, and dilation of the intergyral sulci, and the lateral ventricles indicative of cerebral atrophy (b)