title: The role of ultrasound in the imaging assessment of the augmented breast. A pictorial review.
abstract: The imaging evaluation of the augmented breast is becoming more and more frequent in daily practice. Even if mammography remains the golden standard for breast cancer screening, ultrasound is used as a first step investigation in young symptomatic patients or as a screening tool in detecting pathology related to the implants. This pictorial essay reviews the indications and limitations of the imaging methods and illustrates the normal and pathological ultrasound findings in the augmented breast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. gersak.mg@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciurea
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Emergency University County Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Mirela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gersak
authors.affiliation: Artis 3 Plastic and Esthetic Surgery Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Radu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Onoe
authors.affiliation: Artis 3 Plastic and Esthetic Surgery Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Ovidiu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ivan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Emergency University County Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Cristiana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ciortea
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary