Intraoperative dynamic infrared thermography and free-flap surgery

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-284

  De Weerd, Louis ^a   Mercer, James B ^a,b   Setså, Line Bøe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dynamic infrared thermography; Free flap; Reperfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748258004     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000218579.17185.c9     Document Type: Article

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