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Perioperative diffuse optical imaging of blood flow distributions for porcine skin flap viability assessment

2026-02-17 surgery Title + abstract only
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SignificanceMastectomy skin flap necrosis remains a major complication in implant-based breast reconstruction due to inadequate tissue blood flow. Existing diagnostic technologies are limited by shallow depth sensitivity, dye-related risks, contact requirements, and an inability to continuously assess blood flow. AimThis study aimed to translate a noncontact, dye-free, depth-sensitive speckle contrast diffuse correlation tomography (scDCT) technique to a clinically relevant porcine skin flap mo...

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