Wooden foreign bodies in soft tissue: role of tissue harmonic sonography

Authors

  • PL Sah Department of Radio-diagnosis, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan
  • K Ahmad Department of Radio-diagnosis, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan
  • MK Gupta Department of Radio-diagnosis, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan
  • K Dhungel Department of Radio-diagnosis, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan
  • RK Gupta Department of Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan
  • S Ansari Department of Radio-diagnosis, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/hren.v11i3.9650

Keywords:

soft tissue, tissue harmonic imaging, ultrasonography, wooden foreign body

Abstract

Background: Wooden foreign bodies (WFB) are usually not detectable on radiography. Ultrasound is a useful tool for detection and localization of WFB.

Objectives: We evaluated the efficacy of tissue harmonic sonography in detection of WFB and describe the imaging features of WFB on tissue harmonic imaging.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 28 patients with history of wooden (wood/thorn/bamboo) foreign body prick with tissue harmonic sonography.

Results: The WFB was detected on ultrasonography in all 28 patients (100%) which was confirmed on surgery or follow up study. All WFB were echogenic casting strong posterior acoustic shadowing with or without surrounding hypoechoic halo.

Conclusion: Tissue harmonic imaging is useful tool for detection and localization of retained WFB.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hren.v11i3.9650

Health Renaissance 2013;11(3):267-269

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Published

2014-01-18

How to Cite

Sah, P., Ahmad, K., Gupta, M., Dhungel, K., Gupta, R., & Ansari, S. (2014). Wooden foreign bodies in soft tissue: role of tissue harmonic sonography. Health Renaissance, 11(3), 267–269. https://doi.org/10.3126/hren.v11i3.9650

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Brief Communications