Quantitative ultrasonic diagnosis of silicone breast implant rupture: An in vitro feasibility study

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-60

  Forsberg, Flemming ^a,b   Conant, E F ^a   Russell, K M ^a   Moore Jr , J H ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Breast implants; Integrated backscatter; Receiver operating characteristic analysis; Speed of sound; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ATTENUATION; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; SILICONES; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY;

INTEGRATED BACKSCATTER; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS; SILICON BREAST IMPLANT RUPTURE;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

SILICONE;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; BREAST PROSTHESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030047272     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-5629(95)02023-3     Document Type: Article

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