TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic resonance imaging of in situ mammary prostheses
AU - Drake, D. B.
AU - Miller, L.
AU - Janus, C. L.
AU - DeLange, E. E.
AU - Morgan, R. F.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - A study was conducted at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center to examine the effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging in detecting rupture or deflation of in situ mammary prostheses. Thirty-three women with 59 prostheses were included in the study. Fifteen of the 33 patients had undergone surgery for removal or replacement of 21 implants. Positive findings for rupture were accurately predicted for 15 implants and confirmed at surgery. Negative findings for rupture were accurately predicted in the remaining 6 implants and confirmed at surgery. Although it is a more costly procedure than either mammography or ultrasonography, we believe that magnetic resonance imaging is also more accurate in detecting damaged implants, particularly when they are contained within an intact capsule or when the implants are stacked. Unlike mammography, magnetic resonance imaging requires no ionizing radiation or breast compression. Magnetic resonance imaging of the in situ breast prostheses may be a useful adjunct when other modalities yield inconclusive results or when a contained rupture is suspected.
AB - A study was conducted at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center to examine the effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging in detecting rupture or deflation of in situ mammary prostheses. Thirty-three women with 59 prostheses were included in the study. Fifteen of the 33 patients had undergone surgery for removal or replacement of 21 implants. Positive findings for rupture were accurately predicted for 15 implants and confirmed at surgery. Negative findings for rupture were accurately predicted in the remaining 6 implants and confirmed at surgery. Although it is a more costly procedure than either mammography or ultrasonography, we believe that magnetic resonance imaging is also more accurate in detecting damaged implants, particularly when they are contained within an intact capsule or when the implants are stacked. Unlike mammography, magnetic resonance imaging requires no ionizing radiation or breast compression. Magnetic resonance imaging of the in situ breast prostheses may be a useful adjunct when other modalities yield inconclusive results or when a contained rupture is suspected.
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U2 - 10.1097/00000637-199409000-00005
DO - 10.1097/00000637-199409000-00005
M3 - Article
C2 - 7985961
AN - SCOPUS:0028049955
SN - 0148-7043
VL - 33
SP - 258
EP - 262
JO - Annals of Plastic Surgery
JF - Annals of Plastic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -