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Will an mri show a foreign body of any material in the neck/esophagus? such as non-opaque items (wood, plastic, etc) if they are tiny?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

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Maybe, but it is: more likely that a tiny nonmetallic, nonferromagnetic foreign body could be invisible on MRI.

Answered 7/30/2016

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A member asked:

Will an mri show a foreign body of any material in the neck/esophagus? such as non-opaque items (wood, plastic, etc) if they are tiny?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Michael Gabor answered

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