title: Technique for selective microangiography of skin flaps with high contrast and fine detail.
abstract: The technical factors of microangiography were studied, and the authors found that the main limiting factors in resolution were the injection pressure of the contrast medium and the thickness of the materials. A gentle manual hand pressure injection, with the aid of visual monitoring under the operating microscope, were keys to obtaining beautiful microangiograms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Homma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Igawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ezoe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*