Four-dimensional breast imaging, part I: Introduction of a technology-driven, evidence-based approach to breast augmentation planning

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 914-924

  Creasman, Craig N ^a   Mordaunt, David ^a   Liolios, Tom ^a   Chiu, Catherine ^b   Gabriel, Allen ^a   Maxwell, G Patrick ^a  

^a Brown University ^*

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

breast surgery; four dimensional imaging; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOUR DIMENSIONAL BREAST IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 80755136783     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090820X11423916     Document Type: Article

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