Sometimes the microemboli can be identified in the gross specimen by gentle pressure on fresh tissue slices immersed in saline, which releases the droplets and permits them to float to the surface.

• 有时微小脂肪栓子能在大体标本中被识别。方法是将新鲜组织薄片浸入盐水中，再轻轻压迫组织，则脂肪小滴释出并漂浮到水面。