VIDEO: Preoperative CT Angiography for Anterolateral Thigh Flap Reconstructions.

VIDEO: Preoperative CT Angiography for Anterolateral Thigh Flap Reconstructions.

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 Dec 27;:1

Authors: McConnell MF, Garvey PB, Amini B, Haygood TM, Madewell JE, Costelloe CM

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This video article will review the relevant vascular anatomy of the anterolateral thigh flap, describe the CT angiography (CTA) image acquisition, and describe how to report the locations of the perforating arteries along with characteristics that may be important to the surgeon.
CONCLUSION: Our method of performing and reporting CTA for patients scheduled to undergo anterolateral thigh flap reconstruction provides a reproducible method of identifying perforating vessels and communicating their location to surgeons.

PMID: 28026973 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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