Patient-specific virtual surgical simulation: the preliminary exploration of surgical evaluation for difficult pediatric liver tumors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The surgical evaluation of pediatric liver tumors is challenging, especially in difficult cases that require precise surgery. Three-dimensional visualization (3D) based on two-dimensional CT (2D) has been widely used. However, virtual surgical simulation (VS), which can provide more procedural details for specific patients, is worthy of further exploration.

Methods

Six pediatric liver tumor patients with the surgical difficulty increasing sequentially were selected. Recruited pediatric surgeons (15 junior and 15 senior) guided professional technicians in performing surgical evaluation using 2D, 3D, and VS sequentially. The patient-specific VS based on 3D can be constructed within the clinically permissible time window to meet clinical needs.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Xiu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12821824 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature