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. 2024 Dec 23;12(12):e6393. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006393

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Fig. 1. — Measurement of the CDI. Representative transverse CT images of a patient undergoing 2-stage autologous-breast reconstruction are shown. The distance from the top of the fourth rib to the bottom of the rib cage was measured for both the healthy (1) and affected (2) sides (A) before mastectomy (generating L1 and L2 measurements, respectively) and (B) just before tissue expander removal (generating P1 and P2 measurements, respectively). CDI was calculated as (P2/P1)/(L2/L1).