Preoperative evaluation of lower extremity arteries for free fibula transfer using MDCT angiography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 820-825

  Jin, Kwang Nam ^a   Lee, Whal ^a,c   Yin, Yong Hu ^a   Choi, Sang Il ^b   Jae, Hwan Jun ^a   Chung, Jin Wook ^a   Park, Jae Hyung ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CT angiography; Fibular free flap transfer; Lower extremity arteries; Multidetector row CT

Indexed keywords

MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTERIAL ANATOMY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONDITION; FIBULAR FREE FLAP TRANSFER; ISCHAEMIA; LOW EXTREMITY ARTERY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MULTI-DETECTORS; MULTIDETECTOR ROW COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

IOPROMIDE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBULA; FIBULA GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LEG ARTERY; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON;

EID: 34748909509     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e318033defd     Document Type: Article

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