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Review
. 2022 Dec 26:9:1079857.
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1079857. eCollection 2022.

Application of three-dimensional computed tomography imaging and reconstructive techniques in lung surgery: A mini-review

Mats T Vervoorn  1 , Maaike Wulfse  1 , Firdaus A A Mohamed Hoesein  2 , Margriet Stellingwerf  3 , Niels P van der Kaaij  1 , Linda M de Heer  1
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Review

Application of three-dimensional computed tomography imaging and reconstructive techniques in lung surgery: A mini-review

Mats T Vervoorn et al. Front Surg. .

Abstract

Background: Pulmonary surgery is an innovative discipline with increasing demands for minimally invasive techniques in complicated anatomical resections, warranting adequate preoperative imaging of relevant surgical anatomy to ensure safe and radical resection of target lesions. Over the recent years, the emergence of imaging techniques enabling three-dimensional reconstruction has exerted promising influence on pulmonary surgery, facilitating optimal surgical planning and easier identification of the spatial relationship between bronchovascular structures in the individual patient and aiding the safe resection of target pulmonary lesions. The goal of this mini-review is to provide an overview of three-dimensional computed tomography imaging within pulmonary surgery.

Methods: The authors performed a targeted qualitative review of the literature to identify current trends and to provide better understanding of three-dimensional reconstruction within the boundaries of pulmonary surgery.

Results: Three-dimensional reconstructive techniques can be used for resectability assessment, identification of surgically relevant interindividual anatomic variance and may improve perioperative outcomes.

Discussion: Three-dimensional reconstruction using computed tomography imaging improves surgical planning and there is evidence that it results in shorter operative times, less intraoperative blood loss and lower rates of surgical conversion, as it can be applied both pre- and intraoperatively.

Keywords: 3D reconstruction; VATS (video-assisted thoracic surgery); computed tomogaphy; lobectomy; lung surgery; pulmonary surgery; review; segmentectomy.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Flowchart of the conducted search. 3D: three-dimensional.
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