Surgical planning for composite tissue allotransplantation of the face using 320-detector row computed tomography.
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.
Soga
Shigeyoshi
S
Applied Imaging Science Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Ersoy
Hale
H
Mitsouras
Dimitrios
D
Schultz
Kurt
K
Whitmore
Amanda G
AG
Powers
Sara L
SL
Steigner
Michael L
ML
Signorelli
Jason
J
Prior
Richard F
RF
Rybicki
Frank J
FJ
Pomahac
Bohdan
B
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*