Evaluation of appearance transfer and persistence in central face transplantation: A computer simulation analysis

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 733-738

  Pomahac, Bohdan ^a   Aflaki, Pejman ^a   Nelson, Charles ^b   Balas, Benjamin ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance Transfer and Persistence; Composite tissue transplantation; Facial transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMERA; COMPOSITE GRAFT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DONOR; EAR; FACE; FACE MALFORMATION; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HAIR; HEAD; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950023077     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.01.078     Document Type: Article

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