title: Computer assisted surgery, preoperative planning and navigation for pancreatic cancer.
abstract: Currently, the best treatment for locally advanced pancreatic cancer is considered to be safe and effective surgery, followed by appropriate additional therapies implemented as quickly as possible. The use of diagnostic imaging to assist surgery is being researched in a range of institutions. This report introduces the results of a study into the optimized contrast conditions for computed tomography (CT)-volume rendering image generation, effective in providing image support for pancreatic surgery, and introduces actual cases in which imaging support was used in surgery. The authors demonstrated that the conventional contrast protocols used in making a diagnosis are not necessarily the optimum protocols for image creation. It is thought that the use of image-supported surgery will improve the safety and effectiveness of pancreatic surgery.
authors: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan. abey3666@gmail.com.
authors: Yuta
authors: Y
authors: Abe
authors: Osamu
authors: O
authors: Itano
authors: Minoru
authors: M
authors: Kitago
authors: Masahiro
authors: M
authors: Shinoda
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Yagi
authors: Taizo
authors: T
authors: Hibi
authors: Kiminori
authors: K
authors: Takano
authors: Naokazu
authors: N
authors: Chiba
authors: Shigeyuki
authors: S
authors: Kawachi
authors: Motohide
authors: M
authors: Shimazu
authors: Yuko
authors: Y
authors: Kitagawa
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Navigation surgery; Pancreatic cancer; Simulation; Volume rendering