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ArticleInternational journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2015

Contralateral breast volume measurement during chest CT for postmastectomy breast reconstruction.

Noha Mohamed Osman, Samer Malak Botros, Ahmed Fathy Abdel Ghany, Ashraf Maher Farid

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Article in International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. Breast reconstruction with breast implants.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2019
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Noha Mohamed OsmanRadiodiagnosis Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, 81 Mohy Eldeen Abdel Hameed, 8th District, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, drnohaosman@yahoo.com.
Samer Malak Botros
Ahmed Fathy Abdel Ghany
Ashraf Maher Farid

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSuccessful breast reconstruction after mastectomy may be guided by knowledge of the contralateral breast volume. Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction based on a CT examination was used to determine the volume of the contralateral normal breast before postmastectomy breast reconstruction. MATERIALS AND

methodsSeventeen female patients scheduled for postmastectomy breast reconstruction using silicon implant prostheses were using noncontrast CT scans of the chest for metastatic work-up. The CT scans were used to measure the volume of contralateral normal breast. The volume estimates were used to specify the proper implant size for cosmesis. The estimated CT volume was correlated with volume estimates obtained using water displacement, as well as anthropometric measurements performed by a plastic surgeon.

resultsBreast volume estimates obtained from CT scans were highly correlated with volumes measured by the two nonradiological methods, yielding a positive linear correlation coefficient (r = 0.99).

conclusionVolume measurement of the intact breast should be added to reports of routine chest CT studies in patients who undergo mastectomy. CT imaging is a feasible method for contralateral normal breast volume measurement in these patients.

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MammographyRadiography, ThoracicAdultBreastBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMammaplastyMastectomyMiddle AgedOrgan SizeTomography, X-Ray Computed

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