Low-dose CT in body-packers: delineation of body packs and radiation dose in a porcine model

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[2] Hoffman RS(2007)The fatal case of a cocaine body-stuffer and a literature review—towards evidence based management J Forensic Leg Med 14 49-52

[3] Nelson LS(2012)“Drug mules” as a radiological challenge: sensitivity and specificity in identifying internal cocaine in body packers, body pushers and body stuffers by computed tomography, plain radiography and Lodox Eur J Radiol 81 2518-2526

[4] Norfolk GA(2009)Packers, pushers and stuffers-managing patients with concealed drugs in UK emergency departments: a clinical and medicolegal review Emerg Med J 26 316-320

[5] Flach PM(2004)Drug smuggling by body packing: what radiologists should know about it Eur Radiol 14 736-742

[6] Ross SG(2007)Consequence of body packing of illicit drugs Arch Iran Med 10 20-23

[7] Ampanozi G(2007)Surgical treatment in cocaine body packers and body pushers Int J Colorectal Dis 22 1531-1535

[8] Booker RJ(2009)Heroin body packing: clearly discerning drug packets using CT South Med J 102 470-475

[9] Smith JE(2012)Screening of illegal intracorporeal containers (“body packing”): is abdominal radiography sufficiently accurate? A comparative study with low-dose CT Radiology 265 772-779

[10] Rodger MP(2010)Radiation safety in abdominal computed tomography Semin Ultrasound CT MR 31 29-38

[1] Traub SJ(2003)Body packing—the internal concealment of illicit drugs N Engl J Med 349 2519-2526

[2] Hoffman RS(2007)The fatal case of a cocaine body-stuffer and a literature review—towards evidence based management J Forensic Leg Med 14 49-52

[3] Nelson LS(2012)“Drug mules” as a radiological challenge: sensitivity and specificity in identifying internal cocaine in body packers, body pushers and body stuffers by computed tomography, plain radiography and Lodox Eur J Radiol 81 2518-2526

[4] Norfolk GA(2009)Packers, pushers and stuffers-managing patients with concealed drugs in UK emergency departments: a clinical and medicolegal review Emerg Med J 26 316-320

[5] Flach PM(2004)Drug smuggling by body packing: what radiologists should know about it Eur Radiol 14 736-742

[6] Ross SG(2007)Consequence of body packing of illicit drugs Arch Iran Med 10 20-23

[7] Ampanozi G(2007)Surgical treatment in cocaine body packers and body pushers Int J Colorectal Dis 22 1531-1535

[8] Booker RJ(2009)Heroin body packing: clearly discerning drug packets using CT South Med J 102 470-475

[9] Smith JE(2012)Screening of illegal intracorporeal containers (“body packing”): is abdominal radiography sufficiently accurate? A comparative study with low-dose CT Radiology 265 772-779

[10] Rodger MP(2010)Radiation safety in abdominal computed tomography Semin Ultrasound CT MR 31 29-38