ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Breast Implant Evaluation: Update 2025

For asymptomatic patients with saline implants, no imaging is recommended. If there is suspected saline implant rupture, ultrasound is usually appropriate, though saline implant rupture is often clinically evident. For asymptomatic patients with silicone implants, the FDA recommends that patients have an initial ultrasound or MRI examination without contrast 5 to 6 years after initial silicone implant surgery and then every 2 to 3 years thereafter. In a patient with silicone implants and suspect…

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