Semiautomatic Quantitative Assessment of DIEP Flap Volume and Thickness for Breast Reconstruction using CTA Data and Implications in Postoperative Complications.

ABSTRACT: Accurately assessing flap volume and thickness is a crucial aspect of breast reconstruction using the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap, especially in challenging cases such as thin or large-breasted women or bilateral reconstruction. To address this, we present an innovative image processing tool utilizing computed tomography angiography (CTA) to measure DIEP flap volume and thickness. Our approach incorporates an elliptical equation validated on DIEP reconstruction patients. Preoperative abdominal CTA images were obtained from 70 patients who underwent DIEP flap breast reconstruction at Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge from 2017 to 2021. The image processing tool was employed for preoperative quantification, utilizing elliptical approximations, to determine the volume to

SUBMITTER: Ceron Hurtado MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11605288 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature