title: Pneumoperitoneum technique simulation in laparoscopic surgery on lamb liver samples and 3D reconstruction.
abstract: In this paper, a procedure to experimentally simulate the behavior of the liver when the pneumoperitoneum technique is applied in laparoscopic surgery is presented, as well as methodology to make the comparison of each sample before and after insufflating the gas. This comparison is carried out using the 3D reconstruction of the volume from the CT images when either pneumoperitoneum is applied and when it is not. This methodology has showed that there are perceptible changes of volume when the pneumoperitoneum is applied.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación en Bioingeniería y Tecnología Orientada al Ser Humano, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Camino de Vera s/n 46022, Valencia, Spain. fmartinez@labhuman.i3bh.es
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martínez-Martínez
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rupérez
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lago
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: López-Mir
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monserrat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alcañíz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012756:Sheep; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface