Preoperative computed tomography assessment for a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap: a new easy technique from the Bologna experience.

Matteo RenzulliAlfredo ClementeStefano BrocchiChiara GelatiSimone ZanottiCarmine PizziDaniela TassoneSalvatore CappabiancaRiccardo CiprianiRita Golfieri

Published in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2020)

The present protocol has demonstrated high accuracy in the CTA imaging assessment of the perforators before DIEP flap reconstruction with high reproducibility between CT and surgical findings.

Keyphrases

breast reconstruction
computed tomography
positron emission tomography
dual energy
image quality
randomized controlled trial
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
contrast enhanced
patients undergoing
mass spectrometry
soft tissue
photodynamic therapy