The life span of silicone gel breast implants and a comparison of mammography, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging in detecting implant rupture: A meta-analysis

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 577-586

  Goodman, Cynthia M ^a   Cohen, Victor ^a   Thornby, John ^b   Netscher, David ^a,b,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; IMPLANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RUPTURE; SCREENING TEST; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0032446228     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199812000-00001     Document Type: Article

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