Surgeons can now use accurate images of the liver in 3D to rehearse keyhole tumour removal before real surgery. This is a feat that can reduce the risk to the patient and offer expert advice as well.
Odysseus has developed systems to construct 3D images of individual patients' livers, with their tumours or other pathologies, from MRI or CT-scans.The reconstructions can be transmitted to external experts in any location, for consultation in real time just before surgery.
Collaborative decisions can be made and optimal therapy planned with the best possible diagnostic support, before real surgery is attempted.
Simulation of laparoscopic and robotic surgery, with tissue resistance, can be used either to practice the exact surgery proposed for an individual patient, or also for training several surgeons simultaneously.
The Eureka project Odysseus has developed software for 3D-imaging of the blood vessels of a patient's liver which has materially advanced medical understanding of how the liver is segmented.
The 3D modelling has shown that up to 50 pct of patients have a significantly different liver structure from the Couinaud description.
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The project brought together partners with expertise in tumour detection, endoscopy, virtual simulation and specialised software for image transmission and reconstruction at a distance, in real time.
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