title: Foreign body lodged in distal phalanx of left index finger-taser dart.
abstract: We report a case of a Taser dart presenting as a radio opaque foreign body to familiarize the Emergency Radiology community with the appearance of this non-lethal weapon which is being deployed in large numbers by police and security forces world wide.
authors.affiliation: Consulting Radiologists Corporation of Toledo, Medical University of Ohio at Toledo, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Cherry St., Toledo, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dearing
authors.forename: Terrence J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004597:Electroshock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography