Magnetic resonance imaging and explantation investigation of long-term silicone gel implant integrity

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1401-1406

  Collis, Nick ^a   Litherland, Janet ^b   Enion, David ^b   Sharpe, David T ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE GEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RUPTURE; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SILICONE GELS;

EID: 34848906013     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000279374.99503.89     Document Type: Article

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