OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pictorial essay is to describe the role of radiology in a national initiative to intercept illegal narcotics concealed within the bodies of human transporters. CONCLUSION: Radiologic examination is increasingly important in identifying intracorporeal drug smuggling as improved wrapping techniques undermine the usefulness of blood and urine testing and clinical observation. Detection rates of high accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity are achieved by experienced radiologists.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pictorial essay is to describe the role of radiology in a national initiative to intercept illegal narcotics concealed within the bodies of human transporters. CONCLUSION: Radiologic examination is increasingly important in identifying intracorporeal drug smuggling as improved wrapping techniques undermine the usefulness of blood and urine testing and clinical observation. Detection rates of high accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity are achieved by experienced radiologists.
Authors: Oshry Mozes; Larisa Guranda; Orith Portnoy; Sara Apter; Eli Konen; Michal M Amitai Journal: Forensic Sci Med Pathol Date: 2014-10-19 Impact factor: 2.007
Authors: Patrick J Laberke; Juergen Fornaro; Suk-kyum Kim; Simon Blum; Marc Augsburger; Hatem Alkadhi; Simon Wildermuth; Roland Hausmann; Sebastian Leschka Journal: Forensic Sci Med Pathol Date: 2015-01-08 Impact factor: 2.007
Authors: A Pinto; A Reginelli; F Pinto; G Sica; M Scaglione; F H Berger; L Romano; L Brunese Journal: Br J Radiol Date: 2014-02-03 Impact factor: 3.039
Authors: S N Abdul Rashid; S B Mohamad Saini; S Abdul Hamid; S J Muhammad; R Mahmud; M J Thali; P M Flach Journal: Br J Radiol Date: 2014-02-03 Impact factor: 3.039