title: Air gun pellet injuries: the safety of MR imaging.
abstract: The ferromagnetism, and therefore the safety in a magnetic resonance (MR) examination, of the most widely available air gun pellets has been tested. While many are made of lead and are not ferromagnetic, some contain steel and are deflected strongly in a magnetic field. There must therefore be careful consideration before undertaking MR examinations of patients with embedded air gun pellets.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kabala
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008280:Magnetics; D013232:Steel; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D013232:Steel