MR Imaging Findings of Mercury Deposits in the Upper Arm: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2008.59.2.111
- Author:
Seung Moon JOO
1
;
Jung Ah CHOI
;
Sung Hwan HONG
;
Ja Young CHOI
;
Yeo Ju KIM
;
Joo Han OH
;
Jin Haeng CHUNG
;
Heung Sik KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology and Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jacrad@radiol.snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mercury;
Foreign bodies;
Magnetic resonance (MR);
Soft tissue
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Fat Necrosis;
Foreign Bodies;
Granuloma;
Inflammation;
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2008;59(2):111-114
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The incidental injection of metallic mercury into soft tissue is a rare event in the general population. Mercury can produce local inflammation, abscesses, granuloma, and membranous fat necrosis. Herein, we report a rare case of soft tissue mercury deposits with imaging findings, including magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings, located at the mercury droplet deposits which appear as signal voids on all sequences, with surrounding intermediate to high signal intensity on the T2- weighted image.
