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Correspondence and communication| Volume 65, ISSUE 5, P694-695, May 2012

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Dynamic Infrared Thermography (DIRT) in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phase of DIEP flap surgery

Published:November 30, 2011DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2011.11.013
      We recently read the correspondence by Whitaker et al. in the journal and while we appreciate their scientific efforts we find that some of the statements made in the article to be rather misleading.
      • Whitaker I.S.
      • Lie K.H.
      • Rozen W.M.
      • et al.
      Dynamic infared thermography for the preoperative planning of microsurgical breast reconstruction: a comparison with CTA.
      The authors correctly state that their group has been highly influential in the elucidation of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) as a method of imaging the vascular anatomy of the abdominal wall, although the idea was first published by others who have also made considerable contributions.
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        Dynamic infared thermography for the preoperative planning of microsurgical breast reconstruction: a comparison with CTA.
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