Regarding the inhalation of foreign bodies.. CT scanning is useful in locating objects sited peripherally in the lung

Regarding the inhalation of foreign bodies:
A- The chest radiograph is usually normal. (In tracheal FB 60% are normal. In bronchial FB only 16%)
B- The majority of inhaled foreign bodes are radio-opaque. (Non opaque)
C- Decubitus films are not helpful. (Helpful)
D- Coins are the foreign bodes most frequently inhaled. (Peanuts)
E- CT scanning is useful in locating objects sited peripherally in the lung… True
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