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. 2017 Aug 8;5(8):e1439. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001439

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Fig. 1. — Measurement locations of anatomic breast flap thickness in a preoperative breast MRI. A, Sagittal nonfat saturated MRI. B, Axial high-resolution postcontrast MRI. A, anterior measurement at ¼ of AP distance; AP, anteroposterior distance of breast; M, middle measurement at ½ AP distance; P, posterior measurement and ¾ AP distance; short red arrow, Cooper’s ligament with breast tissue extending to dermis; long red arrow, anterior mammary fascia; double-headed red arrow, example of flap-thickness measurement at middle location.