A runny nose: an unexpected ferromagnetic foreign body in an unexpected place.
A case report about a small child scheduled to undergo brain Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging first and Computed Tomography (CT) scan next in the same session for coeliachia and possible associate malformative diseases is described. Only by chance the MR procedure has not been carried out, and the CT scan scout view revealed unexpectedly a metallic paper clip deeply embedded in a nasal fossa. The potential of unwelcome side effects and effective safety degree of MR imaging are discussed.
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Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Rome (Italy).
Anastasi
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D009666:Nose / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D008670:Metals