title: [Cholesteric liquid crystal plaque thermography. New diagnostic aid in plastic surgery (preliminary note)].
abstract: A new type of examination for assessing the vitality of flat and tubular flaps by means of patch-mounted cholesteric liquid crystals is presented. The thermographic method employed is discussed with reference to two clinical cases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D003460:Crystallization; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
vernacular_title: La termografia a cristalli liquidi colesterici su placca. Un nuovo ausilio diagnostico in chirurgia plastica (nota preliminare)