Improvements in high resolution ultrasound for postoperative investigation of capillary microperfusion after free tissue transfer

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 35-49

  Lamby, P ^a   Prantl, L ^a   Schreml, S ^a   Pfister, K ^a   Mueller, M P ^a   Clevert, D A ^b   Jung, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Free flap; Matrix technologies; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD VOLUME; CAPILLARIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69449086514     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2009-1219     Document Type: Article

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