Infrared Thermography for DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Part I: Measurements †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology and Measurement Setup
3. Results & Discussion
3.1. Left Flap in Rest 2 Perforators (A+B) Open
3.2. Left Flap in Rest: Vein A Closed and Vein B Open
3.3. Left Flap in Rest: Perforator A Open and Perforator B Closed
4. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Steenackers, G.; Verstockt, J.; Cloostermans, B.; Thiessen, F.; Ribbens, B.; Tjalma, W. Infrared Thermography for DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Part I: Measurements †. Proceedings 2019, 27, 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019027048
Steenackers G, Verstockt J, Cloostermans B, Thiessen F, Ribbens B, Tjalma W. Infrared Thermography for DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Part I: Measurements †. Proceedings. 2019; 27(1):48. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019027048
Chicago/Turabian StyleSteenackers, Gunther, Jan Verstockt, Ben Cloostermans, Filip Thiessen, Bart Ribbens, and Wiebren Tjalma. 2019. "Infrared Thermography for DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Part I: Measurements †" Proceedings 27, no. 1: 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019027048