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Derivation of final implant volume for breast reconstruction using three dimensional CT scan

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Experience in the estimation of breast implant volume for reconstruction is presented. Three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) was used in a group of 22 patients having this examination as part of another study. The volume of the final implant was estimated by measuring the intact breast volume. The final clinical results showed excellent volume symmetry.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, (affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University) Zerifin 70300, Israel Tel.: +972-8-9779425, Fax: +972-8-9779427, , , , , , IL

    E. V. Moor & M. Westreich

  2. Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital and the Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel, , , , , , IL

    M. R. Wexler

  3. Department of Radiology, Hadassah University Hospital and the Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel, , , , , , IL

    Y. Bar-Ziv

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  1. E. V. Moor
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Received: 23 April 1999 / Accepted: 8 October 1999

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Moor, E., Westreich, M., Bar-Ziv, Y. et al. Derivation of final implant volume for breast reconstruction using three dimensional CT scan. E J Plastic Surg 23, 138–141 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002380050233

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