An overview of methods for vascular mapping in the planning of free flaps

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Smit, Jeroen M ^a   Klein, Steven ^a   Werker, Paul M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colour duplex sonography; Computed tomography angiography; Digital subtraction angiography; Free flap; Hand held Doppler; Magnetic resonance angiography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 77956341220     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.06.013     Document Type: Review

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