 Silicones
"Silicones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A broad family of synthetic organosiloxane polymers containing a repeating silicon-oxygen backbone with organic side groups attached via carbon-silicon bonds. Depending on their structure, they are classified as liquids, gels, and elastomers. (From Merck Index, 12th ed)
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D012828
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.715.650.700 D05.750.900.850 D25.720.900.850 J01.637.051.720.900.850
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Silicones" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Chetlen A, Niell BL, Brown A, Baskies AM, Battaglia T, Chen A, Jochelson MS, Klein KA, Malak SF, Mehta TS, Sinha I, Tuscano DS, Ulaner GA, Slanetz PJ. ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Breast Implant Evaluation: 2023 Update. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 11; 20(11S):S329-S350.
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Chamberlain S, Bellnier D, Yendamuri S, Lindenmann J, Demmy T, Nwogu C, Ramer M, Tworek L, Oakley E, Mallory M, Carlsen L, Sexton S, Curtin L, Shafirstein G. An Optical Surface Applicator for Intraoperative Photodynamic Therapy. Lasers Surg Med. 2020 07; 52(6):523-529.
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Elist JJ, Baniqued M, Hosseini A, Wilson SK. Correction of retractile penis with subcutaneous soft silicone penile implant. Int J Impot Res. 2020 May; 32(3):317-322.
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Palot Manzil FF, Bhambhvani PG. 18F-FDG PET/CT Unveiling of Implant Rupture and Clinically Unsuspected Silicone Granuloma in Treated Breast Cancer. J Nucl Med Technol. 2018 Dec; 46(4):394-395.
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