TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Detection of orthopaedic prostheses at airport security checks
JO  - Journal of bone and joint surgery: British volume
A1  - Grohs, J. G.
A1  - Gottsauner-Wolf, F.
SP  - 385
EP  - 387
VL  - 79
IS  - 3
N2  - We studied the detection of joint replacements at airport security checks in relation to their weight, using two types of detector arch. A single-source, unilateral detector showed different sensitivities for implants on different sides of a test subject. All implants weighing more than 145 g were detected by one of the arches. The degree of detection was directly related to the logarithm of the weight of the prosthesis in patients, with a linear correlation (r2 = 0.61). A bilateral arch detected all prostheses weighing over 195 g. With their usual sensitivity settings many joint replacements were detectable; an identification pass containing the site and weight of such prostheses would help to avoid the need for body-search procedures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0301-620X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -