Role of flow magnetic resonance imaging in the monitoring of facial allotransplantations: preliminary results on graft vasculopathy

• Published in: International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 169 - 175
• Main Authors: Bettoni, J., Balédent, O., Petruzzo, P., Duisit, J., Kanitakis, J., Devauchelle, B., Lengelé, B., Constans, J.-M., Morelon, E., Dakpé, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: arteries; Dentistry; follow-up studies; Graft Rejection; haemodynamics; Humans; Life Sciences; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation; arteries; vascularized composite allotransplantation; magnetic resonance imaging; graft rejection; follow-up studies; haemodynamics

Chronic vascular rejection characterized by the myointimal proliferation of smooth muscle cells that progressively obstruct the arterial graft lumen may become the main cause of long-term graft loss in vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA), as observed in solid organ transplantation. As s...