Virtual Preoperative Simulation for Excision of Spinal Tumors: Surgeon Processing of Medical Computer-Assisted Design Software.
10.14245/kjs.2017.14.4.170
- Author:
Jung Hwan LEE
1
;
In Ho HAN
;
Byung Kwan CHOI
;
Kyoung Hyup NAM
;
Dong Ha KIM
;
Chi Seung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea. farlateral@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Three-dimensional imaging;
Planning technique;
Spinal cord neoplasms;
Computer-aided design
- MeSH:
Computer-Aided Design*;
Imaging, Three-Dimensional;
Planning Techniques;
Spinal Cord Neoplasms
- From:Korean Journal of Spine
2017;14(4):170-174
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
As medical computer-aided design (CAD) has improved, virtual 3-dimensional medical images have been gaining more easily without any special practice. These images can be applied to various clinical fields. This article illustrates virtual preoperative simulation for excision of spinal tumors using medical CAD software. The software was used directly by the surgeon. The process of virtual preoperative simulation for spinal tumor surgery was found to be not inordinately complicated. And, virtual simulation was helpful in determining surgical steps as well as understanding the surgical anatomy.
