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The usefulness of ultrasound in the detection of foreign bodies was examined in a blind study in human cadavers using glass, plastic and wood as foreign bodies. Of 65 foreign bodies placed in 102 cicatrices, 58 were found using a 5 MHz transducer. The sensitivity was 89% and the specificity 93% making ultrasound a useful clinical tool for this purpose.
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Blyme, P.J.H., Lind, T., Schantz, K. et al. Ultrasonographic detection of foreign bodies in soft tissue. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 110, 24–25 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00431361
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