The use of virtual reality for the functional simulation of hepatic tumors (case control study)

International Journal of Surgery
Gang ChenJia-hong Dong

Abstract

To develop a technique for converting computed tomography (CT) data into a fully three-dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) environment. Preoperative simulation in 3D VR facilitates liver resection owing to the ability to view the tumor and its relative vessels. 3D-reconstruction of the liver was restored from spiral CT data by using LiVirtue software and the Dextrobeam (Volume Interactions Pte Ltd, Singapore) was applied to view this 3D model in the VR environment. In order to design a rational plan of operation, the liver and its anatomic structure were reconstructed to illuminate the location of the tumor and its related vessels. In our series of 38 hepatic resections, there was no significant difference between preoperatively calculated volumes of virtual resection part and actual volumes of resected specimen's weight. The LiVirtue can provide accurate and rapid results of individual hepatic volume and the character of anatomy structures. These models can be viewed and manipulated in the VR environment and on a personal computer. This preoperative simulation allowed surgeons to dissect the liver with reduced complications. Preoperative planning and intra-operative navigation based on this technique ensured the safety of li...Continue Reading

References

May 1, 1995·Hepatology : Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases·K UrataM Makuuchi
Nov 11, 1998·Journal of the American College of Surgeons·K G BillingsleyL H Blumgart
Apr 8, 1999·International Journal of Medical Informatics·G GlombitzaC Herfarth
Feb 2, 2000·Baillière's Best Practice & Research. Clinical Gastroenterology·R P DeMatteoL H Blumgart
Apr 6, 2002·Clinics in Liver Disease·Koenraad J MortelePablo R Ros
May 17, 2002·Swiss Surgery = Schweizer Chirurgie = Chirurgie Suisse = Chirurgia Svizzera·C HerfarthH P Meinzer
Dec 18, 2002·Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England·A G Heriot, N D Karanjia
Jan 6, 2004·Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery·Hauke LangChristoph E Broelsch
Nov 24, 2006·IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications·Bernhard ReitingerDieter Schmalstieg
Sep 22, 2007·AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology·Masafumi UchidaNaofumi Hayabuchi

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Sep 1, 2015·World Journal of Surgery·Dimitrios NtourakisPatrick Pessaux
Mar 29, 2016·HPB : the Official Journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association·Xu-Biao WeiShu-Qun Cheng
Mar 3, 2015·Journal of Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Sciences·Julie HalletUNKNOWN 2nd International Consensus Conference on Laparoscopic Liver Resection Group
Feb 19, 2015·International Surgery·Riaz A Agha, Alexander J Fowler
Sep 25, 2015·World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG·Yi-Biao HeHao Wen

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

International Journal of Hyperthermia : the Official Journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group
Xiaoling YuZhiyu Han
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part a
Marcello DonatiKarl J Oldhafer
Amyloid : the International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Investigation : the Official Journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis
Yasuhiro ShimojimaShu-Ichi Ikeda
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved