Yes: Both silicone and saline breast implants can be seen on a chest x-ray.
Answered 10/9/2013
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Yes : Yes, breast implants can be seen on x-rays. They may also interfere with breast tissue visualization during mammography.
Answered 4/27/2017
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Yes but studies vary: However, they will appear differently based on their density and xray diffraction. Subglandular implants are more easily visualized than submuscular. Ultrasound or MRI may be a better test to visualize or assess implant integrity or lack of such. It's always better to notify your mammographer, so that they can perform specialized views of the breast.
Answered 6/10/2014
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