Ultrasonographic Findings of Suspected Retained Foreign Body in Soft Tissue Following Penetrating Injury
RCH Nung, RKL Lee, AWH Ng
Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:76-83
DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715382
A suspected retained foreign body in soft tissue following penetrating injury presents a diagnostic challenge to clinicians. A retained foreign body can be radiolucent and is prone to be missed, leading to serious complications. Ultrasonography is a reliable tool to detect, localise, and guide removal of a foreign body, and also to diagnose injury-related conditions in cases where no foreign body is detected. This pictorial essay illustrates the spectrum of findings encountered during ultrasonographic examination for suspected foreign bodies. Familiarisation with these findings may help in diagnosis and guide further management.
Authors’ affiliation:
RCH Nung, RKL Lee, AWH Ng: Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
中文摘要
穿透性損傷後疑似異物入體的超聲波檢查
農智行、李嘉樂、伍永鴻
在穿透性損傷後，診斷疑似異物滯留於軟組織有時較為困難。放射線可以穿透滯留的異物而導致漏診，有時導致嚴重的併發症。超聲波是一種可靠的工具來檢測、定位和引導異物取出，能在沒有檢測到異物的情況下可以診斷損傷相關的改變。本圖文回顧闡釋異物體內滯留的超聲波檢查表現。熟悉這些檢查表現有助於診斷和引導進一步的治療。