An Unexpected Foreign Body Causing Twinkling Artifact On Doppler Ultrasonography
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Case Report
VOLUME: 65 ISSUE: 3
P: 155 - 158
December 2012

An Unexpected Foreign Body Causing Twinkling Artifact On Doppler Ultrasonography

J Ankara Univ Fac Med 2012;65(3):155-158
1. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı
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Received Date: 15.11.2011
Accepted Date: 02.07.2013
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ABSTRACT

We herein describe a patient with a needle in her breast which was initially shown on ultrasound examination. There was no operation or trauma history of the patient. Owing to the metallic nature of the needle, twinkling sign was detected on color Doppler ultrasound. Mammography confirmed the diagnosis.

Keywords:
Foreign Body, Breast, “Twinkling” Sign, Color Doppler