The Use of Noninvasive Angiography for Digital Ischemia in Raynaud's Disease

J Reconstr Microsurg 2012; 28(08): 569-570
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1315776

Letter to the Editor

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Warren M. Rozen

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Southern Health, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

²Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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Xuan Ye

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Southern Health, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

²Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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Simon Overstall

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Southern Health, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

²Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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James Leong

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Southern Health, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

²Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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