[Ultrasonic identification of foreign bodies in superficial soft tissues].
The authors investigated US capabilities in detecting foreign bodies retained in superficial soft tissues. Ten patients were studied: 5 of them with history of recent trauma and 5 with painful superficial swelling where US revealed the presence of foreign matter. US findings were confirmed by subsequent surgical specimens. In the first group of patients, a hyperechoic stripe was observed, whereas a hyperchoice nodule with a hyperechoic core was detected in the second group of patients. The latter US pattern may be explained by the presence of a reactive granuloma. US has shown to be very useful in diagnosing this kind of lesion, and it can thus be considered as the only reliable imaging modality to identify radiolucent foreign bodies.
Servizio di Radiologia, Ospedale Civile, Monselice, Padova.
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D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography
Identificazione con ecografia dei corpi estranei nei tessuti molli superficiali.