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The abdominal subcutaneous tissue: Computed tomographic, magnetic resonance, and anatomical observations
Author(s) -
Johnson David,
Dixon Adrian K.,
Abrahams Peter H.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1996)9:1<19::aid-ca4>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - medicine , cadaveric spasm , computed tomographic , subcutaneous fat , subcutaneous tissue , magnetic resonance imaging , anatomy , subcutaneous adipose tissue , abdominal wall , cadaver , compartment (ship) , abdomen , fascia , abdominoplasty , adipose tissue , computed tomography , nuclear medicine , radiology , pathology , surgery , plastic surgery , geology , oceanography , endocrinology
We have studied the fasciae of the abdominal subcutaneous layer by analyzing axial CT images taken at a level immediately superior to the iliac crests in 20 adult female patients. The pattern of the fascial planes seen at this level was compared with those seen on MRI and dissected cadaveric sections. We have demonstrated a circumferential subcutaneous fascial plane that divides the subcutaneous fat into a single superficial fat compartment and a single deep fat compartment. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.