Mineyev M, Kramer D, Kaufman L, Carlson J, Frankel S
Radiologic Imaging Laboratory, Toshiba America MRI, Inc., San Francisco 94080, USA.
Ann Plast Surg. 1995 Apr;34(4):348-51. doi: 10.1097/00000637-199504000-00002.
In principle, tomographic imaging of breast implants provides the information needed to compute implant volume. We have investigated the reliability of this measurement as a means of diagnosing the loss of gel from the implant. We find that measurement errors, postimplantation changes of the implant, uncertainties in the patients' records, and lack of knowledge of the implant temperature in the body can lead to significant discrepancies, making this measurement unreliable as a diagnostic tool.
原则上，乳房植入物的断层成像可提供计算植入物体积所需的信息。我们研究了这种测量作为诊断植入物凝胶流失方法的可靠性。我们发现测量误差、植入后植入物的变化、患者记录中的不确定性以及对体内植入物温度的了解不足，都可能导致显著差异，使得这种测量作为诊断工具不可靠。
