Dual-Energy CT for Evaluation of Intra- and Extracapsular Silicone Implant Rupture

Silicone implants are commonly used for both breast augmentation and breast reconstruction. With aging of the implant, the silicone envelope may become weak or may rupture. The technique of choice for evaluation of implant integrity is breast MRI; however this may be contraindicated in some patients...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Glazebrook, Katrina N., Leng, Shuai, Jacobson, Steven R., McCollough, Cynthia M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4749786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26942031
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6323709
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Sumario:Silicone implants are commonly used for both breast augmentation and breast reconstruction. With aging of the implant, the silicone envelope may become weak or may rupture. The technique of choice for evaluation of implant integrity is breast MRI; however this may be contraindicated in some patients or the cost may be prohibitive. Dual-energy CT allows determination of density and atomic number of tissue and can provide material composition information. We present a case of extracapsular implant rupture with MRI and dual-energy CT imaging and surgical correlation.

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