A feasibility study of magnetic resonance imaging of silicone breast implants in finland

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-14

  Kulmala, Ilona ^a   Boice Jr , John D ^b,c   McLaughlin, Joseph K ^b,c   Hölmich, Lisbet R ^d,e   Pakkanen, Matti ^f   Lassila, Kai ^f   Usenius, Jussi Pekka ^g   Teppo, Lyly ^h   Kjøller, Kim ^e   Luoto, Riitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f Siluetti Hospital   (Finland)

^g Keski Suomen Magneettikuvaus Ltd   (Finland)

^h FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Implant rupture; MR imaging; Silicone breast implants

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; SILICONES; SURGERY;

CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; INTRACAPSULAR RUPTURE; PLASTIC SURGEON; SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT STUDY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RUPTURE; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILICONE GELS;

EID: 13544274446     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v15.i1.20     Document Type: Article

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