[Identification of wood splinters in soft tissues with ultrasound]

Ultraschall Med. 1995 Feb;16(1):36-7. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1003236.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Two cases of wooden foreign bodies in soft tissue found by ultrasound are described. Furthermore we proved the existence of a typical sonographic pattern of wood in muscle tissue.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cecum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cecum / surgery
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscles / diagnostic imaging
  • Muscles / injuries
  • Soft Tissue Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Soft Tissue Injuries / surgery
  • Thigh / diagnostic imaging
  • Thigh / injuries*
  • Thigh / surgery
  • Ultrasonography
  • Wood*
  • Wound Infection / diagnostic imaging
  • Wound Infection / surgery
  • Wounds, Penetrating / diagnostic imaging*
  • Wounds, Penetrating / surgery