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. 2021 May 14;41(4):E967–E989. doi: 10.1148/rg.2021200161

Figure 10c.

Implant valve correlating with a palpable lump in a mastectomy patient with saline implants. (a) Gray-scale US image directed to the palpable lump shows the implant valve (arrowheads) and normal overlying tissue. (b) Craniocaudal mammogram shows the radiolucent saline implant with its valve in a subareolar location (yellow line). (c) Axial non–fat-suppressed T2-weighted image shows bilateral hyperintense saline implants with low-signal-intensity valves (arrows) in the anterior wall of the implants. (d) Drawing shows a saline implant with a valve in its anterior wall, used to fill the implant with saline.

Implant valve correlating with a palpable lump in a mastectomy patient with saline implants. (a) Gray-scale US image directed to the palpable lump shows the implant valve (arrowheads) and normal overlying tissue. (b) Craniocaudal mammogram shows the radiolucent saline implant with its valve in a subareolar location (yellow line). (c) Axial non–fat-suppressed T2-weighted image shows bilateral hyperintense saline implants with low-signal-intensity valves (arrows) in the anterior wall of the implants. (d) Drawing shows a saline implant with a valve in its anterior wall, used to fill the implant with saline.