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ACCURACY OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN DETECTING FAILURE OF BREAST IMPLANTS FILLED WITH SILICONE GEL

Werner H. Beekman, J. Joris Hage, Annette H. M. Taets van Amerongen, J. Wiebe Mulder Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit, NL 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 415-418 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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