The subcutaneous injection port: a new chest-wall artifact.
A totally implanted central venous catheter with a subcutaneous injection port is now in use in patients in whom long term venous access is required. This injection port creates a new artifact that can mimic a pulmonary lesion on chest radiographs.
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic