J Korean Radiol Soc.
2008 Aug;59(2):111-114. 10.3348/jkrs.2008.59.2.111.
MR Imaging Findings of Mercury Deposits in the Upper Arm: A Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Radiology and Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jacrad@radiol.snu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
- 4Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
- KMID: 1479053
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2008.59.2.111
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.
