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Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Published in: Cardiovascular Ultrasound 1/2007

Open Access 01-02-2007 | Review

Interference of breast implants with echocardiographic image acquisition and interpretation

Author: Mohammad-Reza Movahed

Published in: Cardiovascular Ultrasound | Issue 1/2007

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Abstract

Echocardiography is one of the most important diagnostic testing in cardiology. The presence of a breast implant overlying heart can cause significant impairment of the echocardiographic acoustic window. Breast implants are increasing in popularity in the USA and the Federal Drug and Food Administration (FDA) just approved silicone implants again. In this review, the impact of silicone breast implant on the echocardiographic image acquisition and interpretation is discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Interference of breast implants with echocardiographic image acquisition and interpretation
Author
Mohammad-Reza Movahed
Publication date
01-02-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Cardiovascular Ultrasound / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1476-7120
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-5-9

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