Review Article

MRI Visualization and Distribution Patterns of Foreign Modeling Agents: A Brief Pictorial Review for Clinicians

Table 1

Historically used terms for a description of modeling agents.

NameDate of publication in the medical literatureJournal/institutionImaging methodReferences

Autologous fatThe late 1800sFacial plastic surgery[4]
Modeling agent: paraffinThe late 1900sFacial plastic surgery.[4]
Silicone (Asia’s syndrome)The 1940sFacial plastic surgery[4, 6]
Hyaluronic acid fillers2001Facial plastic surgery[3]
Biopolymers2020RSNAMRI[7]
Dermal fillers2020RSNAMRI[7]
Iatrogenic allogenosis2020RSNAMRI[8]