VISUAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR SILICONE-RELATED DISEASES

VISUAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR SILICONE-RELATED DISEASES

Silicone masses may be detected in the tissue and lymph nodes through Mammograms, Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.  To see some samples of this click on the following links.

1.http://intl-radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/19/suppl_1/S39                                                                                                                          This is a great Site demonstrating Silicone respective to Mammograms, Utrasonography and MRI showcasing a great gallery of images from Mammograms with either silicone implants and or silicone injections!

2.http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/178/2/465  Excellent resource for MRI of Extracapsular Silicone from implants  also includes pictures of siliconoma masses excised.

CONCLUSION. Extracapsular rupture is usually manifest as local spread of silicone in the breast and is not well-depicted on fast spin-echo T2-weighted images. Water-suppressed inversion-recovery T2-weighted images are often needed to identify extracapsular silicone.

3. MRI /Mammography/ Ultrasonography   Rupture of silicone-gel breast implants: causes, sequelae, and diagnosis I include as relevant as the health effects are similar to Silicone injections and the detection of loose silicone is the same