Musculoskeletal system
Case TypeClinical Cases
AuthorsD. Ben Salem, E-J. Kang, A-M Cuffia, M. Deschamps
Patient41 years, female
Cervical spine radiographs noted a loss of cervical spine lordosis (not shown here) and numerous foreign metallic wires within the face (Fig. 1).
It is easy to recognise these fine needles on X-ray or on computed tomography studies, but radiologists must be warned of this peculiar type of acupuncture if ultrasonography or magnetic resonance imaging are directly performed, especially when needles have been inserted into the abdominal organs. Acknowledgement: We gratefully thank Paul Michael Walker for his review of the manuscript.
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URL: | https://www.eurorad.org/case/1604 |
DOI: | 10.1594/EURORAD/CASE.1604 |
ISSN: | 1563-4086 |