TY - JOUR
T1 - Linguine sign in musculoskeletal imaging
T2 - calf silicone implant rupture
AU - Duryea, Dennis
AU - Petscavage-Thomas, Jonelle
AU - Frauenhoffer, Elizabeth E.
AU - Walker, Eric A.
PY - 2015/8/22
Y1 - 2015/8/22
N2 - Imaging findings of breast silicone implant rupture are well described in the literature. On MRI, the linguine sign indicates intracapsular rupture, while the presence of silicone particles outside the fibrous capsule indicates extracapsular rupture. The linguine sign is described as the thin, wavy hypodense wall of the implant within the hyperintense silicone on T2-weighted images indicative of rupture of the implant within the naturally formed fibrous capsule. Hyperintense T2 signal outside of the fibrous capsule is indicative of an extracapsular rupture with silicone granuloma formation. We present a rare case of a patient with a silicone calf implant rupture and discuss the MRI findings associated with this condition.
AB - Imaging findings of breast silicone implant rupture are well described in the literature. On MRI, the linguine sign indicates intracapsular rupture, while the presence of silicone particles outside the fibrous capsule indicates extracapsular rupture. The linguine sign is described as the thin, wavy hypodense wall of the implant within the hyperintense silicone on T2-weighted images indicative of rupture of the implant within the naturally formed fibrous capsule. Hyperintense T2 signal outside of the fibrous capsule is indicative of an extracapsular rupture with silicone granuloma formation. We present a rare case of a patient with a silicone calf implant rupture and discuss the MRI findings associated with this condition.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00256-014-2091-3
DO - 10.1007/s00256-014-2091-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 25577259
AN - SCOPUS:84935031494
SN - 0364-2348
VL - 44
SP - 1157
EP - 1160
JO - Skeletal Radiology
JF - Skeletal Radiology
IS - 8
ER -