Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Breast Augmentation and Complications: a Pictorial Essay

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HHC Tsang, JWC Wai, JLF Chiu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2016;19:303-7

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1615328

With an increasing number of women undergoing breast augmentation and later presenting with breast symptoms, radiologists need to be familiar with the different imaging appearances. Mammography and ultrasonography is one of the first steps in the diagnostic workup of a woman who presents with breast symptoms. In the absence of typical features of implant rupture, however, further evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging is often necessary to determine implant integrity and complications or to detect a possibly malignant lesion.

 

Authors’ affiliation:
Department of Radiology and Imaging, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Jordan, Hong Kong

 

中文摘要

 

隆胸和術後併發症的磁共振成像:圖文回顧

曾凱晴、衛穎莊、趙朗峯

 

隨着越來越多女性接受隆胸手術,隨之而來的術後併發症也越見普遍。放射科醫生須要熟悉不同表現的成像。出現乳房症狀的婦女往往須要首先進行乳房X線成像和超聲檢查。但假如成像結果未顯示有植入物破裂,必須使用磁共振成像來進一步評估植入物的完整性,以及有否併發症,甚至檢查惡性病變的可能。