For women who have had breast implants, how do doctors go about doing a breast scan??

My mum went for one recently, they asked if she has breast implants they needed to know for some reason and i just wondered why they ask that and if the scan is done differently because of that how they go about it. Thanks.

For women who have had breast implants, how do doctors go about doing a breast scan??
Yes, breast implants impair the ability of the scan to pick up abnormalities so X-ray is the second choice. Here's breastcancer.org's take on it:


http://www.breastcancer.org/breast_impla...

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