USB flash drive

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 27 Sep 2018

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Bull M, Bell D, Bickle I, et al. USB flash drive. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-30285

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-30285

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/30285

rID:

30285

Article created:

31 Jul 2014, Matthew Bull ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Matthew Bull had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

27 Sep 2018, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

8 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Tags:

usb

Synonyms:

USB thumb drive

The ubiquitous USB flash drive (or USB stick) may be an odd article on a radiology website, but those who report a lot of chest radiographs will be aware that it can be often be confused for an implantable loop recorder device or leadless pacemaker.

Radiographic features

Whilst USB drives come in a variety of shapes and sizes, the constant feature is the USB standard male A-plug that is the part inserted into the USB port on a computer. The size of this component and the two holes easily visible within make it an easy distinction from an implantable loop recorder device or other implants.