MR imaging of slipped stacked breast implants: a potential pitfall in the diagnosis of intracapsular rupture.
The integrity of silicone-gel breast implants can be evaluated by MR imaging. The findings of intra- and extracapsular rupture have been described. Increasingly sophisticated breast reconstruction techniques such as stacking of prostheses have lead to a wider range of implant appearances. We report a case where intracapsular rupture was simulated by slippage of two retropectoral stacked implants in relation to each other. The MR and CT findings are described.
Mason
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Department of Radiology, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore 21201, USA.
White
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McAvoy
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Goldberg
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D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D018427:Breast Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed