Interactive virtual 3D models of renal cancer patient anatomies alter partial nephrectomy surgical planning decisions and increase surgeon confidence compared to volume-rendered images.

E R Hyde Lorenz Berger Navin Ramachandran A Hughes-Hallett N P Pavithran Maxine Gia Binh Tran Sébastien OurselinA BexF H Mumtaz

Published in: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery (2019)

The use of pre-operative interactive virtual 3D models for surgery planning influences surgical decision-making. Further studies are needed to investigate if the use of these models changes renal cancer surgery outcomes.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
papillary thyroid
coronary artery bypass
decision making
squamous cell
deep learning
surgical site infection
type diabetes
optical coherence tomography
childhood cancer
acute coronary syndrome
robot assisted
machine learning
convolutional neural network
insulin resistance