title: Percutaneous ultrasound guided extraction of non-palpable soft tissue foreign bodies.
abstract: Ultrasound is being increasingly used in the diagnosis of the soft tissue foreign body (FB), in particular for the nonradio-opaque materials which may not be visualized with conventional radiography (Fornage & Schernberg 1986). A simple technique for ultrasound guided FB extraction under local anaesthesia is described, and comment is made upon our preliminary experience and pitfalls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Walton Hospital, Liverpool.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kadzombe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simms
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eyes
mesh_terms: D005542:Forearm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D012867:Skin; D014463:Ultrasonography