Ultrasound interactions with free silicone in a tissue-mimicking phantom

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-170

  Lopez, Hector ^a   Harris, Kathleen M ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast implants; Breast ultrasonography; Silicone; Silicone leakage

Indexed keywords

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PROSTHETICS; SILICONES; TISSUE;

BREAST IMPLANTS; SILICONE LEAKAGE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; BREAST PROSTHESIS; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0032031323     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1998.17.3.163     Document Type: Article

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