title: Bamboo foreign bodies in lung parenchyma: CT features.
abstract: The computed tomography (CT) findings in two cases of posttraumatic bamboo foreign bodies imbedded for many years in lung parenchyma are presented. These foreign bodies consisted of relatively cylindrical structures of high density, and were highly suggestive of bamboo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine, Kitakyushu-shi, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Egashira
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D010944:Plants; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed