title: Surgical planning for composite tissue allotransplantation of the face using 320-detector row computed tomography.
abstract: We report initial surgical planning computed tomographic protocols for composite tissue allotransplantation of the face. This complex procedure replaces missing facial structures with anatomically identical tissues, restoring form and function. Achieved results are superior to those accomplished with conventional techniques. As a growing number of patients/recipients have undergone multiple reconstructions, vascular imaging plays an increasingly critical role in surgical planning and successful execution of the operation.
authors.affiliation: Applied Imaging Science Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Shigeyoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soga
authors.forename: Hale
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ersoy
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mitsouras
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: Amanda G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Whitmore
authors.forename: Sara L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Steigner
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Signorelli
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Prior
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rybicki
authors.forename: Bohdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pomahac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D054445:Facial Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*