MR-IMAGING OF SLIPPED STACKED BREAST IMPLANTS - A POTENTIAL PITFALL IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF INTRACAPSULAR RUPTURE

The integrity of silicone-gel breast implants can be evaluated by MR i maging. The findings of intra- and extracapsular rupture have been des cribed. Increasingly sophisticated breast reconstruction techniques su ch as stacking of prostheses have lead to a wider range of implant app earances. We report a case where intracapsular rupture was simulated b y slippage of two retropectoral stacked implants in relation to each o ther. The MR and CT findings are described.