Current techniques in preoperative imaging for abdomen-based perforator flap microsurgical breast reconstruction

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-10

  Mathes, David W ^a   Neligan, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; CT angiography; Perforator flap

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MICROSURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 76649086682     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1244806     Document Type: Review

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