Intraoperative use of dynamic infrared thermography and indocyanine green fluorescence video angiography to predict partial skin flap loss

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 269-276

  Miland, Åshild O ^a   De Weerd, Louis ^b   Mercer, James B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Flap necrosis; Indocyanine green fluorescence angiography; Infrared thermography; Pedicled skin flap

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GRAFT NECROSIS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN FLAP;

EID: 40149109650     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: 14350130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-007-0201-3     Document Type: Article

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