Argon beam coagulator electrode tip mimicking a metallic foreign body.

AJR Am J Roentgenol

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 57, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Published: July 2003

Objective: Our purpose is to describe the appearance of an argon beam coagulator electrode tip that may become fractured and detached during surgery.

Conclusion: Knowledge of the potential for fracture and detachment and recognition of the characteristic radiographic appearance of the argon beam coagulator electrode tip allows radiographic identification of this metallic foreign body.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/ajr.181.1.1810157DOI Listing

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