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Mammographic evaluation of the augmented breast is challenging, since breast implants obscure significant amount of breast tissue while diminishing the effect of compression. Posttherapeutic scarring can make mammographic interpretation even more difficult. MRI has thus evolved into the modality of choice for diagnosing implant complications as well as detection of primary or recurrent breast cancer in these patient population. The present article attemps to give an overview of the MR findings of different breast augmentation and reconstruction techniques, i. e. prosthetic breast implants, breast reconstruction with autogenous tissue, free silicone injections and fat grafts, and their complications.
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Received 16 April 1997; Revision received 28 July 1997; Accepted 29 July 1997
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Huch, R., Künzi, W., Debatin, J. et al. MR imaging of the augmented breast. Eur Radiol 8, 371–376 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050397
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050397