Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Virtual CT colectomy by three-dimensional imaging using multidetector-row CT for laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Virtual CT colectomy by three-dimensional imaging using multidetector-row CT for laparoscopic... Laparoscopic colorectal surgery has been attracting attention for its capacity to improve the quality of life (QOL) of patients. However, there are disadvantages to this approach, namely, it is difficult to obtain an image of the entire view of the operative field, and organs and lesions cannot be manipulated directly by the surgeon during surgery. For this reason, it takes a relatively large amount of time to ligate vessel, which can vary between patients. Furthermore, vessels and organs can be damaged during lymph nodes dissection under laparoscopic guidance, leading to heavy bleeding that prevents the surgeon from having access to a good view of the operative field. Then, to assess preoperatively the vascular anatomy, we carried out multiphase, contrast-enhanced examinations using multidetector-row CT (MDCT) on patients with colorectal cancer, and prepared the fused image of 3D images of arteries, veins, the colorectum, organs, and tumor. We called the utilization of 3D imaging virtual CT colectomy, which contributed to rapid and safe manipulation of the origins of the arteries and the veins, as well as lymph nodes dissection, without incurring injury to the involved arteries and veins. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Abdominal Radiology Springer Journals

Virtual CT colectomy by three-dimensional imaging using multidetector-row CT for laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Download PDF
11 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/springer-journals/virtual-ct-colectomy-by-three-dimensional-imaging-using-multidetector-hS4TK09oig

References (10)

Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Imaging / Radiology; Gastroenterology; Hepatology
ISSN
2366-004X
eISSN
1432-0509
DOI
10.1007/s00261-005-0328-2
pmid
16252145
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery has been attracting attention for its capacity to improve the quality of life (QOL) of patients. However, there are disadvantages to this approach, namely, it is difficult to obtain an image of the entire view of the operative field, and organs and lesions cannot be manipulated directly by the surgeon during surgery. For this reason, it takes a relatively large amount of time to ligate vessel, which can vary between patients. Furthermore, vessels and organs can be damaged during lymph nodes dissection under laparoscopic guidance, leading to heavy bleeding that prevents the surgeon from having access to a good view of the operative field. Then, to assess preoperatively the vascular anatomy, we carried out multiphase, contrast-enhanced examinations using multidetector-row CT (MDCT) on patients with colorectal cancer, and prepared the fused image of 3D images of arteries, veins, the colorectum, organs, and tumor. We called the utilization of 3D imaging virtual CT colectomy, which contributed to rapid and safe manipulation of the origins of the arteries and the veins, as well as lymph nodes dissection, without incurring injury to the involved arteries and veins.

Journal

Abdominal Radiology – Springer Journals

Published: Oct 26, 2005

There are no references for this article.