Korean Journal of Radiology

The Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회)
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Foreign Bodies in the Chest: How Come They Are Seen in Adults?

  • Tae Jung Kim (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC) ;
  • Jin Mo Goo (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC) ;
  • Min Hoan Moon (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC) ;
  • Jung-Gi Im (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC) ;
  • Mi-Young Kim (Department of Radiology, Sejong General Hospital)
  • Received : 2000.10.19
  • Accepted : 2001.03.10
  • Published : 2001.06.30
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Abstract

The radiologic and clinical findings of foreign bodies in the chest of children are well recognized. Foreign bodies in adults are infrequent, however, and the radiologic findings of these unusual circumstances have rarely been described. We classified various thoracic foreign bodies into three types according to their cause: Type I, Aspiration, Type II, Trauma or Accident; Type III, Iatrogenic. This pictorial essay will illustrate the radiologic findings and consequences of thoracic foreign bodies in adults, which have rarely been described in the radiologic literature. The clinical significance of thoracic foreign bodies will be also be discussed.

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Acknowledgement

Supported in part by a research grant from BK21.

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