In vivo 1H chemical shift imaging of silicone implants

Magn Reson Med. 1993 May;29(5):656-9. doi: 10.1002/mrm.1910290512.

Abstract

In order to study the aging process (i.e., silicone migration, fat infiltration) of silicone (polydimethylsiloxane, PDMS) based biomaterials in living subjects by NMR imaging, a hybrid 1H selective excitation and saturation chemical shift imaging technique (IR/CHESS-CSSE) has been developed. This sequence allows selective mapping of the distribution of silicone protons in vivo, while suppressing the contributions of fat and water. Our results indicate that a combined inversion recovery and CHESS pulse, followed by a spoiler gradient, must be applied to suppress all contributions of fat protons to the NMR signal. The sensitivity of our experiments allows the detection of a chemically unchanged silicone concentration of 5% in a voxel of 0.9 mm3 at a signal/noise ratio of 2.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / physiology
  • Animals
  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes / analysis*
  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes / metabolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*
  • Male
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Silicones / analysis*
  • Silicones / metabolism

Substances

  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • Silicones
  • baysilon