Prosthetic testicle: appearance at MR imaging.
The appearance of testicular prostheses on magnetic resonance (MR) images was studied in six patients with seven silicone implants: two with a fluid consistency and five that were solid. On T1-weighted images, both types of prosthesis demonstrated homogeneous low signal intensity; on T2-weighted images, the fluid implants had a uniformly low signal intensity, and the solid implants had a uniformly high signal intensity. Both prostheses created a chemical shift artifact on all imaging sequences owing to the difference in chemical composition of the prostheses and the surrounding tissue.
Semelka
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Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
Anderson
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Hricak
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012828:Silicones; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology
D012828:Silicones