Preimaging and Postimaging of Graft and Flap in Head and Neck Reconstruction

Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek; Gehad A Saleh; Adel T Denever; Suresh K Mukherji

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2021.07.004

Preimaging and Postimaging of Graft and Flap in Head and Neck Reconstruction

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2022 Feb;30(1):121-133. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2021.07.004.

Authors

Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek¹, Gehad A Saleh¹, Adel T Denever², Suresh K Mukherji³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mansoura University, Elgomhoria Street, Mansoura 35512, Egypt.
² Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Mansoura University, Elgomhoria Street, Mansoura 35512, Egypt.
³ Marian University, Head and Neck Radiology, ProScan Imaging, Carmel, IN, USA. Electronic address: sureshmukherji@hotmail.com.

PMID: 34802575
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2021.07.004

Abstract

Head and neck reconstructive surgical techniques are complex; now the microvascular free tissue transfer is the most frequently used. The postreconstruction imaging interpretation is challenging due to the altered anatomy and flap variability. We aim to improve radiologists' knowledge with diverse methods of flap reconstruction for an accurate appreciation of their expected cross-sectional imaging appearance and early detection of tumor recurrence and other complication.

Keywords: Flap; Head and neck; MR imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Head and Neck Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Head and Neck Neoplasms* / surgery
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neck / diagnostic imaging
Neck / surgery
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Plastic Surgery Procedures*
Surgical Flaps