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Image Acquisition using Portable Sonography for Emergency Airway Management
Published on: September 28, 2022
Ultrasound combined with radiographic localization assisting in emergency foreign body removal surgery
Haibo Xie1,2, Dianyi Zhang1,2, Zhixin Liu1,2
1First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 88 Changling Road, Xiqing District, 300381, Tianjin, China.
Abstract:
This case report presents a successful retrieval of a metallic foreign body located in the soft tissue of the patient's posterior thigh using a combination of ultrasound and radiography localization in an emergency setting. The combined use of ultrasound and radiography localization facilitated precise localization, reduced surgical trauma, decreased radiation exposure, and contributed to the rapid recovery of the patient.
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