title: Permanent subcutaneous acupuncture needles: radiographic manifestations.
abstract: Metallic acupuncture needles are occasionally placed permanently in subcutaneous tissues. We report the radiographic appearances of these needles in two patients, each showing many dorsal subcutaneous needles in parallel longitudinal lines along traditionally delineated meridians between the neck and buttocks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galuten
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D009339:Needles; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
chemical_list: D008670:Metals