Patient-individualized resection planning in liver surgery using 3D print and virtual reality (i-LiVR)—a study protocol for a prospective randomized controlled trial

Patient-individualized resection planning in liver surgery using 3D print and virtual reality (i-LiVR)—a study protocol for a prospective randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background A multitude of different diseases—benign and malign—can require surgery of the liver. The liver is an especially challenging organ for resection planning due to its unique and interindividually variable anatomy. This demands a high amount of mental imagination from the surgeon in...

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Main Authors: Tobias Huber, Laura Isabel Hanke, Christian Boedecker, Lukas Vradelis, Janine Baumgart, Stefan Heinrich, Fabian Bartsch, Jens Mittler, Alicia Schulze, Christian Hansen, Florentine Hüttl, Hauke Lang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Liver surgery
3D print
Liver resection planning
Virtual reality
Head-mounted display
Surgical training
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06347-0

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