title: The radiologic appearance of prosthetic materials used in hernia repair and a recommended classification.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article analyzes radiopaque properties of meshes currently used in hernia surgery. A search was conducted using PubMed and a combination of the terms "hernia repair," "mesh," "laparoscopy," "CT," "MRI," "radiopaque," and "high-resolution techniques."
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The visibility of meshes varies from not visible at all (e.g., Ultrapro), to hardly discernible (Prolene), to readily seen (Composix), and finally to the always visible (Dualmesh). Radiopaque properties of meshes have been insufficiently recognized by both the manufacturers and clinicians.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Surgery, Hospital Group Twente, Zilvermeeuw 1, Almelo 7600 SZ, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Srdjan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rakic
authors.forename: Karl A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
mesh_terms: D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000145:classification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed