Indocyanine green fluorescence/thermography evaluation of intercostal muscle flap vascularization.
Nobutaka KawamotoTakashi AnayamaHironobu OkadaKentaro HirohashiRyohei MiyazakiMarino YamamotoMotohiko KumeKazumasa OrihashiPublished in: Thoracic cancer (2018)
ICG-FL confirmed variation in the blood supply of the intercostal muscle flap, even if prepared using the same surgical procedure. Thermography analysis tends to correlate with the fluorescence method, but may be influenced by the state of flap preservation during surgery.