title: Breast augmentation with an unknown substance.
abstract: Before the widespread use of silicone implants various foreign substances were injected directly into the breasts. The nature of these materials sometimes remains unknown and can cause various complications requiring surgical intervention. Preoperative diagnostic imaging can help characterise the type and distribution of the injected material, thereby assisting in making decisions regarding treatment. We report a case of breast augmentation with an unknown substance, aiming to highlight some imaging characteristics of different breast augmentation substances.
authors: Department of Radiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Lamya
authors: L
authors: Ebrahim
authors: Department of Medical Engineering and Physics, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Morrison
authors: Department of Medical Engineering and Physics, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: Kop
authors: Department of Radiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
authors: Donna
authors: D
authors: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; C016680:polyacrylamide gels