Cardiac Imaging Impaired by a Silicone Breast Implant

The authors report a case of a left-sided silicone breast implant interfering with nuclear imaging of the myocardium. Cardiac SPECT imaging of a woman documented widespread infarct in the anterolateral, inferior, and posterolateral walls, as well as mixed ischemia/infarct in the anterior wall. Subse...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2005-04, Vol.30 (4), p.262-264
Main Authors: Meine, Trip J, Patel, Manesh R, Heitner, John, Fortin, Terry A, Pagnanelli, Robert A, Gehrig, Thomas R, Kim, Raymond, Borges-Neto, Salvador
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Breast Implants
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors - prevention & control
Female
Foreign Bodies - diagnosis
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Heart - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Radionuclide Imaging
Silicones
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Summary:The authors report a case of a left-sided silicone breast implant interfering with nuclear imaging of the myocardium. Cardiac SPECT imaging of a woman documented widespread infarct in the anterolateral, inferior, and posterolateral walls, as well as mixed ischemia/infarct in the anterior wall. Subsequent cardiac MRI revealed just anterolateral and inferolateral infarct. The anterior wall was completely viable. Also apparent on the MR images was a left breast implant overlying the anterior myocardial wall. This case of a left-sided silicone breast implant interfering with nuclear imaging of the myocardium highlights the importance of understanding the potential interference from silicone breast implants.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/01.rlu.0000156378.61359.bd