Gun shot wound: impacted bullet
Diagnosis certain
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Title
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Gun shot wound: impacted bullet
Status
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Presentation
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A brain cancer patient, with a history of a gun shot to the left shoulder .
Body
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The most common gun bullets are made of a lead core and isare safe in an MRI environment, however, steel bullets and armorarmour piercing bullets with a stainless steel core are not safe for MRI imaging.
-<p>The most common gun bullets are made of lead core and is safe in an MRI environment, however steel bullets and armor piercing bullets with stainless steel core are not safe for MRI imaging . <br> </p>- +<p>The most common gun bullets are made of a lead core and are safe in an MRI environment, however, steel bullets and armour piercing bullets with a stainless steel core are not safe for MRI imaging. <br> </p>
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Findings
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On chest CT scan, the bullet is causing significant artifactartefact, and appears impacted in the left supraspinatusmuscle.