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Body Packing Detection

Body Packing Detection is a radiologic evaluation method used to identify internal concealment of illicit drugs within the gastrointestinal tract, typically employing imaging modalities such as computed tomography to distinguish concealed drug packets from other abdominal contents.

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224

Authors

78

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Drug smuggling by body packing: what radiologists should know about it

Klaus Hergan, Karl Kofler, W. Oser · European Radiology · 2004 · 121 citations

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“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

Patricia M. Flach, Steffen Ross, Garyfalia Ampanozi et al. · European Journal of Radiology · 2011 · 82 citations

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Surgical aspects of international drug smuggling

M J R Lancashire, P K Legg, Michelle Lowe et al. · BMJ · 1988 · 77 citations · Full text

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Radiological and practical aspects of body packing

António Pinto, Alfonso Reginelli, Fausto J. Pinto et al. · British Journal of Radiology · 2014 · 77 citations · Full text

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Screening of Illegal Intracorporeal Containers (“Body Packing”): Is Abdominal Radiography Sufficiently Accurate? A Comparative Study with Low-Dose CT

Pierre‐Alexandre Poletti, Laurent Canel, Christoph D. Becker et al. · Radiology · 2012 · 64 citations · Full text

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Authors

224

  1. RK
    Romain K. Gherardi

    Université Paris-Est Créteil, France

    3 publications · 121 citations

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  2. JA
    Joel Aissa

    Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  3. CS
    Christoph Schleich

    Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  4. GA
    Gerald Antoch

    Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  5. BS
    Bernice S. Elger

    University of Basel, Switzerland

    2 publications · 85 citations

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Institutions

78

  1. Hôtel-Dieu de Paris

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    337 citations

  2. Hôpital Fernand-Widal

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    418 citations

  3. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    375 citations

  4. Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    27 citations

  5. University Hospital of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    184 citations

  6. University Hospital of Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    14 publications

    638 citations

  7. University of Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    190 citations

  8. Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    89 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 4 publications · 89 citations

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  2. Clinical Toxicology

    4 publications · 63 citations

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  3. European Journal of Radiology

    EJR · 3 publications · 169 citations

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  4. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

    2 publications · 34 citations

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  5. BMJ

    2 publications · 96 citations

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