Non-contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of facial arteries for pre-operative evaluation of vascularized submental lymph node flaps.
Ming-Chen WuMing-Yi HsuRen-Fu ShieMing-Huei ChengFang-I ChuChien-Yuan LinYui-Ping FanSung-Yu ChuPublished in: BMC medical imaging (2019)
Non-contrast 3D PC-MRA is a reliable method for the evaluation of facial artery courses prior to VSLN flap transfer and could serve as an alternative to CE-MRA for patients with renal insufficiency or severe adverse reactions to contrast media.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance
- soft tissue
- lymph node
- diffusion weighted
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- diffusion weighted imaging
- breast reconstruction
- optical coherence tomography
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- sentinel lymph node
- early onset
- energy transfer
- squamous cell carcinoma
- blood flow
- early stage