Noninvasive Free Flap Monitoring Using Eulerian Video Magnification

Eulerian Video Magnification (EVM) can enhance subtle changes in videos to reveal what was once invisible to the naked eye. In this proof of concept study, we investigated using EVM as a novel form of free flap monitoring. Free flaps with skin paddles were filmed in the operating room with manipulat...

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Main Authors: Yuan Fang Liu, Christopher Vuong, Paul Charles Walker, Nathaniel Ray Peterson, Jared Christian Inman, Pedro Alcantara Andrade Filho, Steve Choon-Sung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9471696
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description Eulerian Video Magnification (EVM) can enhance subtle changes in videos to reveal what was once invisible to the naked eye. In this proof of concept study, we investigated using EVM as a novel form of free flap monitoring. Free flaps with skin paddles were filmed in the operating room with manipulation of their pedicles. In a representative 77-year-old female who received a latissimus dorsi-serratus-rib composite free flap, EVM was able to detect blockage of arterial or venous supply instantaneously, providing a visible representation through degree of color change in videos. EVM has the potential to serve as a powerful free flap monitoring tool with the benefit of being noninvasive, sensitive, easy-to-use, and nearly cost-free.
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spelling doaj-art-f26650dac5f14c0695a17a75ea3e41cb2025-02-03T01:22:21ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732016-01-01201610.1155/2016/94716969471696Noninvasive Free Flap Monitoring Using Eulerian Video MagnificationYuan Fang Liu0Christopher Vuong1Paul Charles Walker2Nathaniel Ray Peterson3Jared Christian Inman4Pedro Alcantara Andrade Filho5Steve Choon-Sung Lee6Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USADepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USADepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USADepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USADepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USADepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USADepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USAEulerian Video Magnification (EVM) can enhance subtle changes in videos to reveal what was once invisible to the naked eye. In this proof of concept study, we investigated using EVM as a novel form of free flap monitoring. Free flaps with skin paddles were filmed in the operating room with manipulation of their pedicles. In a representative 77-year-old female who received a latissimus dorsi-serratus-rib composite free flap, EVM was able to detect blockage of arterial or venous supply instantaneously, providing a visible representation through degree of color change in videos. EVM has the potential to serve as a powerful free flap monitoring tool with the benefit of being noninvasive, sensitive, easy-to-use, and nearly cost-free.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9471696
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