Permanently Retained Acupuncture Needles: Radiographic Findings and Case Report

Permanently Retained Acupuncture Needles: Radiographic Findings and Case Report

We report a case of a female patient whose routine chest radiograph revealed numerous small, linear, radiopaque foreign bodies. These were determined to be permanently implanted acupuncture needles. We describe the imaging appearance of these wires, discuss the potential for complications and briefl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Radiology case reports 2006, Vol.1 (4), p.120-122
Hauptverfasser: Galbraith, Penelope J., Richardson, Michael L.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of a female patient whose routine chest radiograph revealed numerous small, linear, radiopaque foreign bodies. These were determined to be permanently implanted acupuncture needles. We describe the imaging appearance of these wires, discuss the potential for complications and briefly review the pertinent literature.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.2484/rcr.v1i4.54