Planning deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps for breast reconstruction: A comparison between multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2333-2343

  Cina, A ^a   Barone Adesi, L ^a   Rinaldi, P ^a   Cipriani, A ^a   Salgarello, M ^a   Masetti, R ^a   Bonomo, L ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; CTA; DIEP flap; MRA; Preoperative planning

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; MEASUREMENT; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERFORATOR FLAP; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84880328616     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-2834-x     Document Type: Article

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