Perforator navigation using color Doppler ultrasound and three-dimensional reconstruction for preoperative planning of optimal lateral circumflex femoral artery system perforator flaps in head and neck reconstruction

摘要

Background: The authors introduce an algorithm for preoperative planning of optimal lateral circumflex femoral artery system perforator flap (LCFAPF) supplied by the best quality and the easiest dissection of the perforators and the source vessels for simplified and customized strategies in head and neck reconstruction with perforator navigation using color Doppler ultrasound and three-dimensional reconstruction (3D-CDUS PN).