Roentgen diagnosis of body packers--radiological and forensic considerations

The diagnostic value of abdominal ultrasonography and plain abdominal radiographs for the detection or exclusion of body smugglers was investigated prospectively. Both methods showed equally high sensitivity and specificity in the detection of swallowed drug packages. Possibilities for misinterpreta...

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Published inAktuelle Radiologie Vol. 5; no. 3; p. 157
Main Authors Hierholzer, J, Tantow, H, Cordes, M, Mäurer, J, Keske, U, Koch, E, Felix, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.05.1995
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Cocaine
Condoms
Diagnosis, Differential
Digestive System - diagnostic imaging
Drug and Narcotic Control - legislation & jurisprudence
Female
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging
Gastrointestinal Motility - physiology
Humans
Male
Ultrasonography
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Summary:The diagnostic value of abdominal ultrasonography and plain abdominal radiographs for the detection or exclusion of body smugglers was investigated prospectively. Both methods showed equally high sensitivity and specificity in the detection of swallowed drug packages. Possibilities for misinterpretation of physiological abdominal contents are illustrated. In addition to the radiological aspects, the legal implications of the subject are discussed.
ISSN:0939-267X