title: 3D CT evaluation of retained foreign bodies.
abstract: Retained foreign bodies in the abdomen and pelvis are an uncommon occurrence after surgical operations but have serious medicolegal implications. The radiologist plays an important role in suggesting the diagnosis of a retained foreign body. This article reviews the use of three-dimensional CT as a problem-solving tool in the identification, localization, and presurgical planning of retained surgical foreign bodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 North Caroline Street, JHOC 3253, Baltimore, MD 21287-0801, USA.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ariz
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.forename: Elliot K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*