Do we really need plain and soft-tissue radiographies to detect radiolucent foreign bodies in the ED?

Turkcuer, Ibrahim; Atilla, Ridvan; Topacoglu, Hakan; Yanturali, Sedat; Kiyan, Selahattin; Kabakci, Nestihan; Bozkurt, Seyran; Cevik, Arif

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2006.03.013

Do we really need plain and soft-tissue radiographies to detect radiolucent foreign bodies in the ED?

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Turkcuer I., Atilla R., Topacoglu H., Yanturali S., Kiyan S., Kabakci N., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.24, no.7, pp.763-768, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 24 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2006
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.03.013
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.763-768
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare 3 imaging techniques-p lain radiography, soft-tissue radiography, and ultrasonography-in detecting nonradiopaque foreign bodies in soft tissue.