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Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Breast Volumetry for Immediate Breast Reconstruction

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery volume 39, pages 369–376 (2015)Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a routine test for oncologic evaluation. However, determining breast volume using a preoperative MRI obtained as a part of oncologic evaluation has not yet been attempted for immediate breast reconstruction. The study introduces the benefit of MRI-based volumetry, not only in autologous breast reconstruction but also in implant-based breast reconstruction.

Methods

Forty patients preparing for autologous breast reconstruction with a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap and 30 patients for implant-based breast reconstruction from June 2011 to June 2012 were included in this study. In every DIEP case, we collected data about actual resected breast tissue weight during mastectomy and final flap weight inserted intraoperatively. Computed tomography (CT) was for preoperative CT angiography for microsurgical breast reconstruction, whereas MRI was performed for oncologic evaluation. In every implant-based reconstruction case, MRI-based breast volume was measured in the same way for DIEP patients and resected breast tissue weight was measured intraoperatively. In addition, we also added or subtracted the breast volume by any modification, such as reduction and augmentation on the ipsilateral or contralateral side. To determine the accuracy of MRI-based volumetry, Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to quantify the correlation between CT and MRI-based volumetry data and intraoperative volume measurements.

Results

For DIEP patients, the mean resected breast tissue weight during mastectomy was more closely related to the mean estimated breast volume using MRI than to the mean estimated breast volume using CT (Pearson coefficient 0.928 and 0.782; p = 0.001). MRI gave a closer correlation to final flap weight than CT (Pearson correlation coefficient 0.959 and 0.873; p = 0.001). For implant-based reconstruction patients, the breast volume measured by MRI correlated closely with the actual mean weight of resected breast specimens (0.937; p = 0.001). Mean net implanted volume was more closely related to mean estimated breast volume using MRI than to mean resected breast tissue weight during mastectomy (0.893 and 0.880; p = 0.001).

Conclusions

Reliable volumetric information can be obtained using MRI for breast implant volume and autologous tissue needed in optimizing symmetry in breast reconstruction.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, South Korea

    Hyungsuk Kim, Goo-Hyun Mun, So-Young Lim, Jai-Kyong Pyon, Kap Sung Oh & Sa-Ik Bang

  2. Division of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia-Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jl.Diponegoro 71, Jakarta, 13410, Indonesia

    Elrica Sapphira Wiraatmadja

  3. Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, South Korea

    Jeong Eon Lee & Seok Jin Nam

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Kim, H., Mun, GH., Wiraatmadja, E.S. et al. Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Breast Volumetry for Immediate Breast Reconstruction. Aesth Plast Surg 39, 369–376 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-015-0493-9

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Keywords

  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Breast reconstruction
  • Preoperative imaging
  • Volumetry
  • DIEP flap