Mammographic and CT findings after breast reconstruction with a rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1991 Jun;156(6):1159-62. doi: 10.2214/ajr.156.6.1827564.

Abstract

This essay illustrates the radiologic appearance of the reconstructed breast and the abdominal wall after breast reconstruction with a transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap. The findings are based on a retrospective study of 42 mammograms, 17 abdominal CT scans, and two CT scans each of the chest and pelvis of patients who underwent this procedure.

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Muscles / diagnostic imaging
  • Breast / surgery*
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mammography
  • Surgical Flaps*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed