title: Commonly encountered foreign bodies and devices in the female pelvis: MDCT appearances.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this article is to illustrate the MDCT appearances of several commonly encountered foreign bodies and devices in the female pelvis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presence of a foreign body or device in the female pelvis can be a potential source of confusion to radiologists, particularly to the inexperienced reader. Familiarity with the normal appearances and locations of these devices on MDCT allows their accurate identification and detection of associated complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Women's Imaging Division, New York University Medical Center, Tisch Hospital, 560 First Ave, TCH 2 HW-202, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Mausner
authors.forename: Silaja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yitta
authors.forename: Chrystia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Slywotzky
authors.forename: Genevieve L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D003274:Contraceptive Devices, Female; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D052576:Menstrual Hygiene Products; D010388:Pelvis; D010570:Pessaries; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed