CTA in preoperative planning for DIEP breast reconstruction: what the reconstructive surgeon wants to know. A modified Delphi study

Highlights: • Most important characteristic in selecting the optimal perforator is the diameter of the vein. • Umbilicus is the most important reference point from which to map perforators. • One to three perforator vessels should be reported on each side of the abdomen. • Perforators below umbilicus preferred; up to two centimeters above umbilicus accepted. -- Abstract: To gather expert reconstructive surgical opinion to define and rank the surgically most important anatomy and provide guidance for report content to radiologists when reading a preoperative computed tomography angiography (CTA).