The Detection of Glass Foreign Bodies
- 1 November 1976
- journal article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 69 (11) , 1484-1485
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-197611000-00028
Abstract
Roentgenography is a reliable method for detecting glass foreign bodies resulting from trauma. The density of glass in comparison to surrounding tissue almost always provides sufficient contrast for roentgenographic differentiation. This method is slightly compromised by the relative size of the foreign body and the body part being examined, but setting the roentgen ray beam for bone technic and having the patient in different positions facilitate detection of such a foreign body.Keywords
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