Imaging the posterior interosseous artery with computed tomographic angiography:Report of a rare anomaly and implications for hand reconstruction

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 300-301

  Rozen, Warren M ^a   Hong, Michael K Y ^a   Ashton, Mark W ^a   Ferris, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomicalvariation; Computed tomographic angiography; Ct angio; Forearm; Free flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957981208     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181c6a1bf     Document Type: Article

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