Clinical and imaging characteristics of polyimplant prosthesis hydrogel breast implants

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 449-455

  Choi, Jae Jeong ^a   Lee, Jae Hee ^b   Kang, Bong Joo ^a   Kim, Sung Hun ^a   Lee, Ji Hye ^a   Ahn, Sang Tae ^a   Yoon, Won Jun ^c   Lee, Hong Ki ^d  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Human Medical Imaging and Intervention Center   (United States)

^c Migo Aesthetic Surgical Clinic   (United States)

^d Braun Plastic Surgery Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hydrogel; Implant rupture; Magnetic resonance imaging; Polyimplant Prosthesis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HYDROGELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PROSTHETICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

BREAST IMPLANTS; CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CLINICAL FEATURES; EXTRACAPSULAR RUPTURES; HYDROGEL IMPLANTS; IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS; IMPLANT RUPTURE; INTRACAPSULAR RUPTURES; MEDICAL RECORD; POLYIMPLANT PROSTHESIS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST IMPLANT RUPTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYIMPLANT PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS;

EID: 77952966455     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181d0c751     Document Type: Article

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