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. 2016 Mar 31;10(3):11–19. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v10i3.2549

Table 2.

Imaging findings of male pectoral implant positioning.

Mammography Ultrasound Computed Tomography
Normal Implant Position
  • Long axis parallel in orientation to the chest wall

  • Located posterior to the visualized pectoralis muscle

  • Long axis parallel in orientation to the chest wall

  • Located posterior to the visualized pectoralis muscle

  • Long axis parallel in orientation to the chest wall

  • Located between the pectoralis major & minor muscles

Implant Displacement
  • Long axis not parallel in orientation to the chest wall

  • Not located posterior to the visualized pectoralis muscle

  • Loss of muscle integrity

  • Long axis not parallel in orientation to the chest wall

  • Not located posterior to the visualized pectoralis muscle

  • Loss of muscle integrity

  • Not vertically oriented to the chest wall

  • Not located between the pectoralis muscles

  • Loss of muscle integrity