magnetic resonance turns out to be the best method for detecting mammary prosthesis breaks
-RM is presented as the most sensitive and specific to that exists for the detection of breakage prosthetic intra and technique extracapsular, mammography and ultrasound.
-the known risk of rupture of the prosthesis is 62 per cent at age 1071 per cent at age 14 and 95% in the 20 years
– is shown that certain mammary prosthesis with industrial silicone have a greater frequency of breakage, that is why the Ministry of health is recommending a control rigorous.
Barcelona, January 2012- MRI is more sensitive and specific technique that currently exists for the detection of breakage of mammary prosthesis ”, explains Dr. Xavier Alomar, responsible for the Department of diagnostic imaging, since mammography has a low sensitivity to detect rupture of implants extracapsular, being impossible to detect the intracapsular fractures ”.
For its part, ultrasound has a sensitivity of 59-85% for detection of breakage prosthetic of implant breast intra and extracapsular and with a specificity of 55-79%, presenting itself as an intermediate technique ”, continues Dr. Xavier Alomar.
The known risk of breakage of prostheses is 62 per cent at age 10, 71% at age 14 and 95% at age 20. It has been shown that certain mammary prosthesis with industrial silicone break more often, that is why the Ministry of health is recommending tight control. Among the main reasons for breakage is wear and tear of the implant, trauma, spasm or fibrosis capsular excessive, after compression to mammography. clinically, not give symptoms or can present decrease in breast size, alteration in its contour, pain, asymmetries, or bultomas.
According to Dr. Alomar, provides specific protocols that allow enhance or remove the image of silicone in the prosthesis. In the event of breakage intra or extracapsular you can see clearly the location of the particles of Silicon ”.
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