Permanently Retained Acupuncture Needles: Radiographic Findings and Case Report.
We report a case of a female patient whose routine chest radiograph revealed numerous small, linear, radiopaque foreign bodies. These were determined to be permanently implanted acupuncture needles. We describe the imaging appearance of these wires, discuss the potential for complications and briefly review the pertinent literature.
Penelope J
PJ
Galbraith
Michael L
ML
Richardson