Highlights
- •The mammographic appearance of implantable loop recorders has not been described.
- •Loop recorders can increase radiographer anxiety and decrease image quality.
- •Multimodality cases demonstrate the imaging appearance of implantable loop recorders.
Abstract
The normal radiographic appearance of implantable loop recorders has been illustrated
in the radiology literature; however, their mammographic appearance has not been described.
Breast imagers should become familiar with the appearance of loop recorders in order
to create an accurate report. In this paper we report 3 cases of patients with implantable
loop recorders who underwent mammography. We describe the types and components of
implantable loop recorders, indications for their placement, and their classic appearance
on mammography.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 15, 2017
Accepted:
January 14,
2017
Received:
January 3,
2017
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