| Literature DB >> 1473033 |
H Sugimura1, S Tamura, Y Kakitsubata, S Kakitsubata, O Uwada, Y Kihara, M Nagatomo, K Watanabe.
Abstract
The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of sponges retained postsurgically in three patients are described. MRI depicted these as well-defined round masses, which were of low signal intensity on T1-weighted images and very high signal intensity on T2-weighted images. We scrutinized these masses on T2-weighted images. MRI revealed the low-signal-intensity structures to have wavy, striped, and/or spotted appearances, which raised the suspicion that they might be retained surgical sponges within mass lesions.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1473033 DOI: 10.1016/0899-7071(92)90009-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Imaging ISSN: 0899-7071 Impact factor: 1.605