Clinical Review

Capturing Elusive Foreign Bodies With Ultrasound

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Embedded objects that are invisible on x-rays can waste physicians' precious time and upset patients. The authors describe the evidence favoring sonography as a superior technology for this purpose and a skill that urgent care physicians can quickly learn.


 

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