Power modulation contrast enhanced ultrasound for postoperative perfusion monitoring following free tissue transfer in head and neck surgery

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1211-1217

  Sharma, S ^a   Anand, R ^a   Hickman, M ^b   Senior, R ^c   Walji, S ^a   Ramchandani, P L ^a   Culliford, D ^d   Ilankovan, V ^a   Greaves, K ^a  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast; Free flap; Perfusion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PERFUSION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD VOLUME DETERMINATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; ISCHEMIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 78649671267     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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