Creation of a video library for education and virtual simulation of anatomical lung resection.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Recently, preoperative and intraoperative simulation using three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) has attracted much attention in thoracic surgery. However, because conventional three-dimensional CT only shows static images, dynamic simulation is required for a more precise operation. We previously reported on a resection process map for pulmonary resection, which we developed to generate virtual dynamic images from preoperative patient-specific CT scans. The goal of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of the clinical use of the resection process map for anatomical lung resection.

Methods

This study included 5 lobectomies for different lobes and 4 representative segmentectomies. Dissection of the pulmonary arteries, veins and bronchi were considered key

SUBMITTER: Tokuno J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9153380 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature