ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2020
Intraoperative Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging in DIEP Breast Reconstruction: A Prospective Case Series Study.
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- The Utility of Indocyanine Green Angiography in Breast Reconstruction to Detect Mastectomy Skin Flap Necrosis and Free Flap Perfusion: An Umbrella Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Advancing DIEP Flap Monitoring with Optical Imaging Techniques: A Narrative Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Correlation between Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Angiography and Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging in a Flap Model.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Projection mapping system for laser speckle contrast image: feasibility study for clinical application.Journal of biomedical optics · 2023Article
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- Imaging for thinned perforator flap harvest: current status and future perspectives.Burns & trauma · 2021Review
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Abstract
Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) is a laser-based perfusion imaging technique that recently has been shown to predict ischemic necrosis in an experimental flap model and predicting healing time of scald burns. The aims were to investigate perfusion in relation to the selected perforator during deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap surgery, and to evaluate LSCI in assisting of prediction of postoperative complications.
methodsTwenty-three patients who underwent DIEP-procedures for breast reconstruction at 2 centers were included. Perfusion was measured in 4 zones at baseline, after raising, after anastomosis, and after shaping the flap. The perfusion in relation to the selected perforator and the accuracy of LSCI in predicting complications were analyzed.
resultsAfter raising the flap, zone I showed the highest perfusion (65 ± 10 perfusion units, PU), followed by zone II (58 ± 12 PU), zone III (53 ± 10 PU), and zone IV (45 ± 10 PU). The perfusion in zone I was higher than zone III (
conclusionsPerfusion is highest in zone I. No perfusion difference was found between zones II and III. Perfusion <30 PU after surgery was correlated with partial necrosis. LSCI is a promising tool for measurement of flap perfusion and assessment of risk of postoperative ischemic complications.
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