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01-04-2019 | Classics in Abdominal Radiology
The “linguine” sign
Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 4/2019
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The “linguine” sign metaphorically describes the imaging appearance of intracapsular rupture of a silicone breast implant [1]. As the most commonly performed cosmetic procedure in the US, all radiologists should be familiar with complications related to breast augmentation, as occasionally, the “linguine” sign will be encountered on the upper images of an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan (Fig. 1a, b).
Fig. 1
Axial CT image (a), and sagittal CT image (b) through the lower chest demonstrating the presence of an incidental linguine sign indicating intracapsular rupture of silicone implant in the right breast, as denoted by the red arrows
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