New perfusion imaging of tissue transplants with Contrast Harmonic Ultrasound Imaging (CHI) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in comparison with laser-induced Indocyanine Green (ICG) fluorescence angiography

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 19-33

  Jung, E M ^a   Prantl, L ^a   Schreyer, A G ^a   Schreyer, C I ^a   Rennert, J ^a   Walter, M ^a   Jung, W ^b   Hoffstetter, P ^a   Herold, T ^a   Zorger, N ^a   Feuerbach, S ^a   Fellner, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Free flaps; ICG fluorescence angiography; MRI; Tissue perfusion

Indexed keywords

INDOCYANINE GREEN; SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST HARMONIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT PERFUSION; HUMAN; LASER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 69449092987     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2009-1218     Document Type: Article

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