Monitoring of free flaps using near-infrared spectroscopy: a systematic review of the initial trials

Affiliations

¹ Royal Wolfson Image Computing Laboratory and Department of Bio Surgery and Surgical Technology Imperial College London (Najefi) Royal Wolfson Image Computing Laboratory and Department of Bio Surgery and Surgical Technology; Imperial College London (Leff) Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory; Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering; University College London (Leff) Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory; Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering; University College London (Nicolaou) Queen Victoria Hospital; East Grinstead, West Sussex, United Kingdom (Nduka) Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory; Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering; University College London (Yang) Royal Wolfson Image Computing Laboratory and; Department of Bio Surgery and Surgical Technology; Imperial College London; London, United Kingdom (Darzi).

Ali Najefi et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Apr.

. 2010 Apr;125(4):182e-184e.

doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181d45dc6.

¹ Royal Wolfson Image Computing Laboratory and Department of Bio Surgery and Surgical Technology Imperial College London (Najefi) Royal Wolfson Image Computing Laboratory and Department of Bio Surgery and Surgical Technology; Imperial College London (Leff) Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory; Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering; University College London (Leff) Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory; Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering; University College London (Nicolaou) Queen Victoria Hospital; East Grinstead, West Sussex, United Kingdom (Nduka) Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory; Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering; University College London (Yang) Royal Wolfson Image Computing Laboratory and; Department of Bio Surgery and Surgical Technology; Imperial College London; London, United Kingdom (Darzi).

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