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| ![](gifs/nb.gif) | ![](gifs/triangle_blue_1.gif) | Breast Cancer Diagnosis ![Open this link in a new window](gifs/nw3.gif) MRI can often show if an implant is leaking or ruptured. MRI can also image the breast tissue that is compressed by an implant [Keywords: Magnetic, Resonance, Breast, Imaging, (MRI, , MR), ] | ![](gifs/nb.gif) | ![](gifs/triangle_blue_1.gif) | Breast Implant Protocols: Technical Parameters ![Open this link in a new window](gifs/nw3.gif) [Keywords: MRI breast implants silicone saline
] | ![](gifs/nb.gif) | ![](gifs/triangle_blue_1.gif) | Breast Implant Rupture, Intracapsular ![Open this link in a new window](gifs/nw3.gif) Rupture of implant membrane (elastomer envelope) that allows release of silicone gel, which is then contained by intact fibrous capsule.
What The Referring Physician Needs To Know | ![](gifs/nb.gif) | ![](gifs/triangle_blue_1.gif) | Breast implants: A choice between saline and silicone ![Open this link in a new window](gifs/nw3.gif) Read a Mayo Clinic specialist's answers to questions about saline-filled and silicone gel-filled implants. | ![](gifs/nb.gif) | ![](gifs/triangle_blue_1.gif) | Have you gotten your breast implant MRI? ![Open this link in a new window](gifs/nw3.gif) Three years since you underwent breast augmentation surgery with silicone implants, you may want to get an MRI. Even if implants seem to look and function perfectly, this is a guideline set by the FDA [Keywords: MRI implant screening costs] |
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| ![](gifs/triangle_blue_1.gif) | Imaging in Breast Implant Rupture ![Open this link in a new window](gifs/nw3.gif) In the early 20th century, many cosmetic breast prosthetic techniques and materials were used for implants; these included polyvinyl alcohol prostheses, paraffin injections, and injections of free silicone. All of these techniques and materials had notable drawbacks and for the most part were abandoned. [Keywords: Imaging Breast Implant Rupture] | ![](gifs/nb.gif) | ![](gifs/triangle_blue_1.gif) | Magnetic Resonance Breast Imaging (MRI, MR) ![Open this link in a new window](gifs/nw3.gif) How Breast MRI is Performed,
Benefits of an MRI Exam of the Breast,
Limitations to an MRI Exam of the Breast,
Summary of Breast MRI,
Breast MRI Case Studies | ![](gifs/nb.gif) | ![](gifs/triangle_blue_1.gif) | MRI vs Mammograms: How do These Tests Compare? ![Open this link in a new window](gifs/nw3.gif) Mammography and Breast MRIs (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) are diagnostic screening tests used for detecting breast cancer. Each technology has its strengths and weaknesses. [Keywords: Mammography and Breast MRIs] | ![](gifs/nb.gif) | ![](gifs/triangle_blue_1.gif) | Screening and Testing ![Open this link in a new window](gifs/nw3.gif) mammograms with breast implants [Keywords: breast implants, mammograms, mammogram, implant, breast implant, mammography] | ![](gifs/nb.gif) | ![](gifs/triangle_blue_1.gif) | Study of Rupture of Silicone Gel-filled Breast Implants (MRI Component) ![Open this link in a new window](gifs/nw3.gif) Study of Rupture of Silicone Gel-filled Breast Implants (MRI Component) |
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