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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Breast MRI of silicone implant Breast MRI is useful for the assessment of silicone implant integrity. (A) Axial image of a intact subglandular silicone implant with radial folds (normal infolding of the implant envelope). (B) Axial image of subglandular silicone implant shows curvilinear low signal within the silicone corresponding to a collapsed envelope (linguine sign) consistent with an intracapsular rupture. (C) Axial image shows rupture of the envelope and capsule with extrusion of silicone into surrounding breast tissue consistent with an extracapsular rupture.