The Foreign Body: A collection of the most interesting X-rays of things that dont belong and the stories behind how they got there!

When I first tell people outside of the medical profession that I am an emergency radiologist, some variation of the following conversation often occurs:


Them: "So, you're the one that takes the x-rays of people? My friend/uncle/sister/former roommate is a radiologist too".

Me: "No, the hard working people who take the x-rays are the radiologic technologists. The radiologists like me are doctors behind the scenes, interpreting the x-rays and getting a report to your primary physician."

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