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Abstract

With advancements in aesthetic medicine, breast augmentation has become a popular plastic surgery worldwide, typically performed using either fine-needle injection or silicone implants. Both carry complication risks from rupture over time. In this study, we aimed to reduce misjudgments and increase diagnostic value by developing an MRI technique that can produce water- and silicone-specific images from MRI scans of phantoms (Natrelle® saline-filled breast implants) and human bodies. Pig oil, soybean oil, and normal saline were used to simulate human breast tissue, and two common types of breast implants, saline bags, and silicone bags, were selected as well, resulting in five materials scanned. Six pulse sequences were applied: T1W fast spin echo (FSE), T1W SPGR/60, T2W, T2W fat-saturation, STIR, and STIR water-saturation. Human body scans were additionally investigated using 3D SPGR fat-saturation dynamic contrast enhancement. Results show that the best way to enhance tissue contrast in images of silicone implants is to apply STIR combined with water suppression, and the best way to enhance saline bag implants is to apply T2W fat-saturation combined with fat suppression. Both offered very high sensitivity and specificity, rendering this method especially useful for distinguishing normal mammary glands from siliconoma.

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Title
Developing a Specific MRI Technology to Identify Complications Caused by Breast Implants
Author
Ming-Fang, Lin 1 ; Lu-Han, Lai 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Wen-Tien Hsiao 2 ; Melissa Min-Szu Yao 3 ; Wing-P, Chan 3 

 Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Technology, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu 30015, Taiwan; [email protected] (M.-F.L.); [email protected] (W.-T.H.); Department of Radiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11696, Taiwan; [email protected] (M.M.-S.Y.); [email protected] (W.P.C.) 
 Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Technology, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu 30015, Taiwan; [email protected] (M.-F.L.); [email protected] (W.-T.H.) 
 Department of Radiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11696, Taiwan; [email protected] (M.M.-S.Y.); [email protected] (W.P.C.); Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan 
First page
3434
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20763417
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2534789175
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.