Fig. 18
From: Vascular CT and MRI: a practical guide to imaging protocols
A 45-year-old woman with breast cancer undergoes a CT deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) protocol prior to breast reconstruction. Coronal oblique 3D segmented VR image from the CT displays the abdominal wall musculature and superficial arterial supply. The location of the largest DIEP relative to the umbilicus is annotated with craniocaudal and mediolateral distance measurements to help the surgeon locate the vessel during surgery