The purpose of the study is to survey how many women have breast implants in the mammography screening population and the effect of implants on the number and type of examinations and on costs.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,500
Breast screening mammograms use X-rays to look for cancers that are too small to see or feel.
Sahlgrenska university hospital
Gothenburg, Sweden
RECRUITINGCosts
Health economic analysis of the effects of implants on mammography screening
Time frame: 1 year post-operatively
Prevalence
Prevalence of breast implants in a mammography screening population.
Time frame: 1 year
Frequency of need for additional examinations
Survey of if breast implants infer extra examinations (mammography, ultrasounds, biopsies, diagnostic operations) in connection with screening mammography.
Time frame: 1 year
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