The value of multidetector-row CT angiography for pre-operative planning of breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric arterial perforator flaps

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 985, 2010, Pages 40-43

  Xin, Minqiang ^a,b   Mu, Lanhua ^a,b   Luan, Jie ^a,b   Mu, Dali ^a,b   Lu, Jinguo ^a,b  

^a PLASTIC SURGERY HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; FEMALE; HARVEST PERIOD; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 76149140873     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/29140440     Document Type: Article

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