Abstract
The use of preoperative imaging has become routine for many reconstructive microsurgeons to help localize perforators for planning of microvascular free flaps. However, with advancements in imaging technology, perforator mapping represents only one potential benefit as virtual planning and medical modeling, and flap tissue perfusion are also rapidly becoming commonplace and the standard of care for many surgeons who perform high-volume free flap reconstruction for the breast, head and neck, torso, and the extremities.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 729-735 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of surgical oncology |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2018 |
Keywords
- computed tomography angiography
- indocyanine green angiography
- medical modeling and virtual planning
- preoperative imaging
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Oncology