Dynamic infrared thermography in free flap surgery: A systematic review
DIRT is an effective, non-invasive technique with diagnostic accuracy comparable to CTA for preoperative and intraoperative perforator selection in free flap surgery. Further standardization and large-scale clinical studies are warranted to establish DIRT as a standard diagnostic tool in reconstructive microsurgery.
Authors
- Filip Thiessen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4958-3150)
- Stefan Hummelink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8550-2127)
- Véronique Verhoeven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3708-6501)
- Wiebren A.A. Tjalma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6618-045X)
- Simon Verspeek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4109-8839)
- Warre Clarys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5325-7750)
- V. Hotome
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Antwerp University Hospital (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JPRAS Open
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2025.11.027
- Primary Topic
- Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Vlaamse regering