Virtual Reality-Aided 3D Reconstruction of Chest Imaging

The Next Step in Three-Dimensional Imaging: Pre-procedural anatomical assessment in virtual reality (VR) with real-time processing

Experience over the past decade has shown that computationally demanding 3-D imaging is increasingly available due to rapid technological advances. Applied in thoracic imaging, it simplifies the understanding of the anatomy for both the trainee and the experienced surgeon and can increase the operational and technical quality in terms of precision, safety and speed.

Zentralbl Chir 2021; 146(S 01): S82 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733450
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Background

Experience over the past decade has shown that computationally demanding 3-D imaging is increasingly available due to rapid technological advances. Applied in thoracic imaging, it simplifies the understanding of the anatomy for both the trainee and the experienced surgeon and can increase the operational and technical quality in terms of precision, safety and speed.

Conclusion

The stereoscopic display of the 3D reconstruction increases the value of the sectional imaging significantly in the periprocedual setting. Especially in cases with high operational-technical complexity, the system offers an improved assessment for planning the operational procedure. Operation is as simple as it is intuitive. As an increasingly affordable tool, VR reconstruction offers the potential to be widely used in operational planning. As the development of hardware and software advances in the future, as well as increasing broadband networking, the systems will be expanded to include a multitude of options. Collaborative, location-independent viewing and processing of the reconstruction will be implemented. Surgical steps can be anticipated or simulated here and accelerate further surgical training. The 3D reconstruction in augmented reality offers the possibility of an intraoperative application.

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