CTICasesShrapnel injury
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Imaging findings
Metallic fragments within the chest wall and a large metallic foreign body sitting dependently in the right atrium, likely representing chronic shrapnel injury.
Key takeaways
Chronic shrapnel injury can result in retained metallic foreign bodies in the chest wall or heart, which may remain asymptomatic or embedded over time.
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