Value of high resolution ultrasound and contrast enhanced US pulse inversion imaging for the evaluation of the vascular integrity of free-flap grafts

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-216

  Prantl, L ^a   Pfister, K ^a   Kubale, R ^b   Schmitt, St ^c   Stockhammer, V ^c   Jung, W ^d   Zorger, N ^a   Herold, T ^a   Nerlich, M ^a   Stehr, A ^a   Jung, E M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Hospital   (Germany)

^c Department of Haematology and Oncology   (Germany)

^d SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LEG ARTERY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; POPLITEAL ARTERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSELS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 34249894973     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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