Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 11 , Pages 1464-1469 , November 2009

Preoperative planning for DIEP breast reconstruction: early experience of the use of computerised tomography angiography with VoNavix 3D software for perforator navigation

  • M.D. Pacifico

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    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 01342 414000; fax: +44 01342 414121.
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  • M.S. See

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK
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  • N. Cavale

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK
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  • J. Collyer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK
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  • I. Francis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK
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  • M.E. Jones

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK
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  • A. Hazari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK
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  • J.G. Boorman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK
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  • R.W. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK

Received 19 December 2007 ,Accepted 19 April 2008.

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PII: S1748-6815(08)00647-5

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.04.056

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 11 , Pages 1464-1469 , November 2009

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