title: MRI-induced soft tissue pain: incidental finding of a 15-year-old foreign body.
abstract: We present the case of an 82-year-old woman who developed intense right middle finger pain during MRI scan This alerted the clinical team to the incidental finding of a 15-year-old metallic foreign body in the distal phalanx of the right middle finger. This case report is a reminder that the responsible clinician should be vigilant when screening for metallic foreign body on completion of the MRI checklist, and should adopt a low threshold for plain imaging prior to MRI.
authors: Keele University Medical School, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent,  UK.
authors: Theofilos
authors: T
authors: El Sayed Omar
authors: Ussamah
authors: U
authors: El-Khani
authors: Jean
authors: J
authors: Nehme
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005385:Fingers; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects*; D059226:Nociceptive Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology