title: Evaluation of MRI findings after polyacrylamide gel injection for breast augmentation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Polyacrylamide gel injection mammoplasty has recently been used for breast augmentation. However, many complications have been reported including complications that in some patients resulted in the need for mastectomy. This article reviews the MRI appearances of various complications of polyacrylamide gel injection mammoplasty including breast asymmetry; intramammary or extramammary gel displacement, including intrathoracic extension; and glandular atrophy, inflammation, and infection resulting in mastectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Because poly acrylamide gel has a high water content, we found that sagittal and axial T2-weighted are the best sequences to use to detect complications.
authors: Department of Radiology, Kwong Wah Hospital, 25 Waterloo Rd., Kowloon, Hong Kong. luicy01@ha.org.hk
authors: Chun Ying
authors: CY
authors: Lui
authors: Chiu Ming
authors: CM
authors: Ho
authors: Po Ping
authors: PP
authors: Iu
authors: Wing Yung
authors: WY
authors: Cheung
authors: Hon Shing
authors: HS
authors: Lam
authors: Ming Shiaw
authors: MS
authors: Cheng
authors: Hin Lun Lawrence
authors: HL
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D018427:Breast Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; C016680:polyacrylamide gels