Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 263-275

  Vasile, Julie V ^a,b,c   Newman, Tiffany M ^d   Prince, Martin R ^d   Rusch, David G ^d,e   Greenspun, David T ^a,c   Allen, Robert J ^a,c   Levine, Joshua L ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b STAMFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Center for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e White Plains Hospital Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous perforator flap breast reconstruction; DIEP flap; Gluteal artery perforator; Imaging; Magnetic resonance angiography; SIEA flap; TUG flap

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEEP FEMORAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; DONOR SITE; HUMAN; INFERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; LUMBAR ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SUPERFICIAL INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY FLAP; SUPERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; TISSUE FLAP; TRANSVERSE UPPER GRACILIS FLAP;

ABDOMINAL WALL; BUTTOCKS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAMMAPLASTY; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 79956353167     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: 15580504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2011.03.008     Document Type: Review

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