A runny nose - An unexpected ferromagnetic foreign body in an unexpected place

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 139-141

  Rodola F ^a   Anastasi, F ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood; Metallic foreign bodies; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; MALE; METALS; NOSE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 10644279956     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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