Abdomen: Swallowed Refrigerator Magnets on CT Scans Abdomen: Swallowed Refrigerator Magnets on CT Scans

Findings: This patient presents with swallowed magnets in the bowel on CT scans.   Discussion: Magnets have the...
Brachytherapy Seeds in the Prostate on Plain Film and CT Scans Brachytherapy Seeds in the Prostate on Plain Film and CT Scans

Findings: There are multiple radiopacities noted in the prostate. These are brachytherapy seeds delivering radiation for the...
Bullets and Shrapnel in the Chest on Plain Film and CT Scans Bullets and Shrapnel in the Chest on Plain Film and CT Scans

Findings: This patient presents with two 9 mm bullets as outlined on plain film and CT scans: Bullet 1 is just deep to the...
Bullets on Plain Film and CT Scans Bullets on Plain Film and CT Scans

Findings: This patient presents with one bullet in the spinal canal at L2-3, one bullet with metal fragments in the...
Buttress Plate: Fractured Screws on Plain Film Buttress Plate: Fractured Screws on Plain Film

Findings: This patient is S/P fractures of the medial and lateral malleoli with internal fixation. There are now fractured...
Elbow: Comminuted Fracture of Distal Humerus from Gunshot with Internal Fixation on Plain Film Elbow: Comminuted Fracture of Distal Humerus from Gunshot with Internal Fixation on Plain Film

Findings: This patient presents with a comminuted fracture of the distal humerus from bullet shrapnel.  ...
Film Artifacts on Plain Films Film Artifacts on Plain Films

Findings: Patient 1 presents with a metallic density in the pelvis, which is an emulsion artifact due to poor film...
Glass Shards in the GI Tract on Plain Films and CT Scan Glass Shards in the GI Tract on Plain Films and CT Scan

Findings: Patient 1: This patient presents with radiopaque densities in the descending colon on abdominal plain film and...
Hip: Total Hip Arthroplasty Loosening on Plain Films Hip: Total Hip Arthroplasty Loosening on Plain Films

Findings: The plain films show lucency at the bone-cement interface surrounding the femoral stem. Greater than 2 mm of...
Hook in Charcot's Foot and Glass in Thumb on Plain Films Hook in Charcot's Foot and Glass in Thumb on Plain Films

Findings: Patient 1 presents with a heavy metal density in the foot. The tarsal bones are abnormal. This patient is a...
 
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