American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 162, 311-313, Copyright © 1994 by American Roentgen Ray Society
Breast implants: incidental findings on CT
MK O'Boyle, RJ Wechsler, EF Conant, AS Lev-Toaff and J Sagerman
Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5091.
The mammographic, sonographic, and MR appearances of both normal and
abnormal breast implants have been described. Breast implants are
occasionally seen on chest CT scans obtained for other reasons; however, we
know of no published reports on the CT findings in a series of patients
with breast implants. We present a retrospective review of CT findings in
18 patients with 27 breast implants that illustrates the spectrum of
findings that can be seen in asymptomatic patients.