RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 CT Angiography for Surgical Planning in Face Transplantation Candidates
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A3268
A1 S. Soga
A1 B. Pomahac
A1 N. Wake
A1 K. Schultz
A1 R.F. Prior
A1 K. Kumamaru
A1 M.L. Steigner
A1 D. Mitsouras
A1 J. Signorelli
A1 E.M. Bueno
A1 D.S. Enterline
A1 F.J. Rybicki
YR 2012
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2012/08/09/ajnr.A3268.abstract
AB SUMMARY: Facial allotransplantation replaces missing facial structures with anatomically identical tissues, providing desired functional, esthetic, and psychosocial benefits far superior to those of conventional methods. On the basis of very encouraging initial results, it is likely that more procedures will be performed in the near future. Typical candidates have extremely complex vascular anatomy due to severe injury and/or multiple prior reconstructive attempts; thus, each procedure is uniquely determined by the defects and vascular anatomy of the candidate. We detail CT angiography vascular mapping, noting the clinical relevance of the imaging, the angiosome concept and noninvasive delineation of the key vessels, and current controversies related to the vascular anastomoses.