Prosthetic testicle: appearance at MR imaging. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The appearance of testicular prostheses on magnetic resonance (MR) images was studied in six patients with seven silicone implants: two with a fluid consistency and five that were solid. On T1-weighted images, both types of prosthesis demonstrated homogeneous low signal intensity; on T2-weighted images, the fluid implants had a uniformly low signal intensity, and the solid implants had a uniformly high signal intensity. Both prostheses created a chemical shift artifact on all imaging sequences owing to the difference in chemical composition of the prostheses and the surrounding tissue.

publication date

  • November 1, 1989

Research

keywords

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Testis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0024317814

PubMed ID

  • 2798890

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 173

issue

  • 2