Capsular contracture of the breast: Working towards a better classification using clinical and radiologic assessment

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 248-251

  Zahavi, Alon ^a   Sklair, Miri Levi ^b   Ad El, Dean D ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breast; Capsular contracture; Classification; MRI; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPLANT; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST IMPLANTS; CONTRACTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33748264559     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000221614.32176.9a     Document Type: Article

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