Title :
Digital kidney for planning in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy
Author :
Sun, Shengkun ; Chen, Guangfu ; Zhang, Xu ; Zhang, Linlin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Urology, PLA Gen. Hosp., Beijing, China
Abstract :
The aim of the study was to create an anatomical digital 3D model of the kidney for planning in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Based on computer tomography (CT) images, regions of interest were segmented and a virtual 3D reconstructed digital kidney model was created using the Mimics 10.01 software (Materialise, Leuven, Belgium). This patient-specific 3D model was used to plan the laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN). The surgeon was able to identify risk structures, assess the ideal resection planes and predict the residual shape after a reconstructive procedure. In conclusion, the use of digital kidney may facilitate laparoscopic surgical procedure due to better planning and improved orientation.
Keywords :
computerised tomography; image reconstruction; image segmentation; kidney; medical image processing; solid modelling; surgery; virtual reality; CT images; LPN; Mimics 10.01 software; anatomical digital 3D model; computer tomography image; ideal resection plane assessment; laparoscopic partial nephrectomy planning; patient-specific 3D model; regions of interest segmentation; residual shape prediction; risk structure identification; virtual 3D reconstructed digital kidney model; Biomedical imaging; Computational modeling; Education; Image segmentation; Planning; Solid modeling; Visualization; Digital Kidney; Laparoscopic Surgery; Minimally Invasive Surgical; Partial Nephrectomy; Renal Cancer;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology in Medicine and Education (ITME), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hokodate, Hokkaido
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2109-9
DOI :
10.1109/ITiME.2012.6291417
