Research Article
The Role of Non-enhanced MRI in Measuring Flap Volume Variability in Post-bariatric Women after Mastopexy with Autologous Tissue Augmentation Using an AICAP Flap
Author(s): Eliodoro Faiella, Domiziana Santucci, Donata Maria Antonia Assunta Vaccaro, Matteo Sammarra, Manuela Tommasiello, Stefania Tenna, Rosario Francesco Grasso and Bruno Beomonte ZobelEliodoro Faiella, Domiziana Santucci, Donata Maria Antonia Assunta Vaccaro, Matteo Sammarra, Manuela Tommasiello, Stefania Tenna, Rosario Francesco Grasso and Bruno Beomonte Zobel
Aim: To evaluate the capability of non-enhanced breast MRI to assess flap volume variability in post-bariatric patients who underwent mastopexy in a reproducible way.
Materials and Methods: Ten bariatric patients, treated with mastopexy using anterior intercostal artery perforator (AICAP) flap for autologous tissue breast augmentation, were enrolled in this study. All patients performed a breast Magnetic Resonance (MR) exam after surgery, in a period ranged from 177 and 838 days. The real flap volume, measured before mastopexy, and the flap volume calculated from MRI segmentation, was compared. Two radiologists performed the segmentation of the flap and of the whole breast, manually drawing an area of interest on MR images. The process was repeated for each patient, each breast and each.. View More»
