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Plastic surgery / Plastic Surgery

Use of Multidetector Row Computed Tomographic Angiography for Perforator Mapping in DIEP and MS-TRAM Breast Reconstruction

Anuja K. Antony, MD, MPH; Suhair Maqusi, MD; Karina P. Quinn, MD
Course overview
 
 
Author(s)/Faculty: Anuja K. Antony, MD, MPH; Suhair Maqusi, MD; Karina P. Quinn, MD
Type: Tutorial
Release Date: 5/3/2012 Expiration Date: 5/2/2015
Credit Type: CME/Participation Number of Credit(s): 0.50
Target Audience: The intended audience for this activity is plastic surgeons and other healthcare professionals involved in treatment of plastic surgery patients.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
  1. Understand the basics of perforator selection in abdominal-based flaps commonly used in breast reconstruction.
  2. Describe the benefits of multidetector computed tomographic angiography (MDCTA).
  3. Understand the differences between MDCTA and other imaging modalities, such as Doppler ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Faculty:
Anuja K. Antony, MD, MPH
Director
Microsurgery and Breast Reconstruction Services
Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director
Division of Plastic Surgery
University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital and Health Sciences System

Karina P. Quinn, MD
Housestaff
Division of Plastic Surgery
University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital and Health Sciences System

Suhair Maqusi, MD
Housestaff
Division of Plastic Surgery
University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital and Health Sciences System

External Reviewers:
Joshua Fosnot, MD
Zubin Jal Panthaki, MD, CM, FRACS, FACS

This enduring material is approved for 3 years from the date of release, May 3, 2012 to May 2, 2015.

Disclosures:
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control.

The authors disclose that they do have significant financial interests in any products or class of products discussed directly or indirectly in this activity, including research support.

Planning Committee and Faculty members report the following relationship(s):
Anuja K. Antony, MD, MPH
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Karina P. Quinn, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Suhair Maqusi, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Mimis Cohen, MD, FACS, FAAP (Planning Committee)
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

External Reviewers reports the following relationship(s):
Joshua Fosnot, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Zubin Jal Panthaki, MD, CM, FRACS, FACS
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Unlabeled and Investigational Usage:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non-FDA approved or investigational use of products/devices.