Walking on thin ice! Identifying methamphetamine "drug mules" on digital plain radiography

• Main Authors: Abdul Rashid, Saiful Nizam, Mohamad Saini, Suraini, Abdul Hamid, Suzana, Muhammad, Sharifah Siti Jusna, Mahmud, Rozi, Thali, Michael J., Flach, Patricia Mildred
• Format: Article
• Published: British Institute of Radiology 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36000/; http://www.birpublications.org/doi/abs/10.1259/bjr.20130472?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&

Objective: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of identifying methamphetamine (MA) internal payloads in “drug mules” by plain abdominal digital radiography (DR). Methods: The study consisted of 35 individuals suspected of internal MA...