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Successful use of a metal detector in locating coins ingested by children
1Department of Pediatrics, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|May 1, 1992
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine the accuracy of a metal detector in locating coins ingested by children. The metal detector correctly identified the presence or absence of coins in 13 patients (93%), as confirmed by radiologic studies.