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Portable X ray images: 1A: CXR showing radiopaque wire near the right supra-hilar region (white arrow). 1B: KUB showing radiopaque wire extending from the IVC to the left iliac/left common femoral vein (black arrow).
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Initial chest (Fig. 1A) and abdominal (Fig. 1B) radiographs were notable for presence of retained foreign objects while transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was negative for vegetation.
CT Chest imaging (axial view): 2A: bilateral peripheral nodular opacities with developing central cavitation consistent with MSSA septic emboli (black arrows). 2B: Retained guide wire in the right upper pulmonary artery sub-segmental branch (black arrow).
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CT Abdomen/Pelvis imaging (coronal view): Retained guide wire from the IVC to the left iliac and left common femoral vein (black arrow).
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CT abdomen and pelvis also showed a retained guide wire extending from the inferior vena cava (IVC) to the left iliac and left common femoral vein (Fig. 3).