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Will three‐dimensional models change the way nephrometric scoring is carried out?
Author(s) -
Berger Lorenz,
Mumtaz Faiz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1111/bju.14907
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , 3d model , surgical planning , observer (physics) , radiology , computed tomography , artificial intelligence , computer science , kidney , physics , quantum mechanics , endocrinology
There has been an increase in the extent to which imaging is used for preoperative planning of complex urological procedures. For partial nephrectomy, this has been mostly using three-dimensional (3D) modelling, whereby the preoperative scan, most commonly contrast-enhanced CT, is segmented and converted into a 3D model of the patient’s renal anatomy, which can then be 3D-printed or visualized by the surgeon using a computer screen.