Handheld wireless laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) during DIEP flap breast reconstruction: a pilot study

Anne R.D. Rook, Ata Chizari, Tom Knop, Danny J. Evers, Hinne A. Rakhorst, Wiendelt Steenbergen

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Abstract

Perfusion of the flap is essential in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction surgery for flap survival, yet perioperative assessment of flap perfusion to detect perfusion-related problems is challenging. Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging (LSCI) is an optical technique for quantitative microcirculation assessment. Mounted LSCI devices are bulky and impractical to use during surgery, or in other clinical settings where investigation of microcirculation is needed. Therefore, a handheld wireless perfusion imager (WIPI) was developed including a 660 nm laser and an RGB camera for image registration. With this device, flap perfusion during surgery (at baseline, after fully raising the flap, and during ischemia) was compared for different Hartrampf zones. The results indicate that poorly perfused DIEP flap zones may be detected in an early stage using a handheld LSCI device.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Diagnostics and Sensing XXIV
Subtitle of host publicationToward Point-of-Care Diagnostics
EditorsGerard L. Cote, Justin S. Baba
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510669598
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Mar 2024
EventOptical Diagnostics and Sensing XXIV: Toward Point-of-Care Diagnostics 2024 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 29 Jan 202430 Jan 2024

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume12850
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceOptical Diagnostics and Sensing XXIV: Toward Point-of-Care Diagnostics 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period29/01/2430/01/24

Keywords

  • 2024 OA procedure
  • Flap monitoring
  • Handheld
  • Laser speckle contrast imaging
  • LSCI
  • Microcirculation
  • Perfusion
  • DIEP flap reconstruction

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