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- Radecka, Eva, et al.
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Pelvicaliceal biomodeling as an aid to achieving optimal access in percutaneous nephrolithotripsy
- 2006
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Ingår i: Journal of endourology. - 0892-7790 .- 1557-900X. ; 20:2, s. 92-101
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PURPOSE: To investigate prospectively the benefits of three-dimensional stereolithographic biomodeling produced from CT data as an aid to achieving optimal access for percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eight patients with complex urinary calculi were selected. Multislice CT scans of the kidney in native and excretory phases were acquired with the patient in the prone position to simulate the position during surgery. Contiguous reconstructed slices were produced from the data volume. The data of interest were processed to transform them into a format acceptable for production of a biomodel. Exact plastic replicas of the pelvicaliceal system and the calculi were created and used for morphologic assessment, preoperative planning, patient education, and surgical navigation. RESULTS: The survey results were based on subjective opinions rather than objective data. The biomodels enhanced the ability to visualize a patient's unique anatomy before surgery. This aided the planning and rehearsal of endourologic procedures. CONCLUSION: Although this study is only a preliminary investigation, we postulate that biomodeling has the advantage of allowing imaging data to be displayed in a physical form. In difficult cases, this technique may improve treatment, operative planning, and communication with colleagues and patients. The limitations of the technology include the manufacturing time and cost, but more accurate puncture-site selection may reduce costs by saving operating time.
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- Björkman, Henrik, et al.
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Split renal function in patients with suspected renal artery stenosis : a comparison between gamma camera renography and two methods of measurements with computed tomography
- 2006
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Ingår i: Acta Radiologica. - : SAGE Publications. - 0284-1851 .- 1600-0455. ; 47:1, s. 107-113
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PURPOSE: To validate a method for calculating split renal function from computed tomography (CT) compared with gamma camera renography, and to test a new method for the measurement based on a volume-rendering technique. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty-eight patients, aged 65.7 +/- 11.6 (range 37.8-82.1) years, who had undergone both CT angiography and gamma camera renography for a suspected renal artery stenosis were included in this study. Split renal function was calculated from the CT examinations by measuring area and mean attenuation in the image slices of the kidneys, and also by measuring volume and mean attenuation from a 3D reconstruction of the kidneys. Gamma camera renography with 99mTc-MAG3 with or without captopril enhancement was used as a reference. RESULTS: The 2D CT method had good correlation with renography (r=0.93). Mean difference was 4.7 +/- 3.6 (0-12) percentage points per kidney. There was also excellent correlation between the two CT methods (r=1.00). CONCLUSION: CT is equivalent to renography in determining split renal function, and the measurement from the CT examination can be made more quickly and equally accurately with a 3D technique.
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- Smit, Jeroen M., et al.
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Preoperative CT angiography reduces surgery time in perforator flap reconstruction
- 2009
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Ingår i: Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS. - : Elsevier BV. - 1748-6815. ; 62:9, s. 1112-1117
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The use of perforator flaps in breast reconstructions has increased considerably in the past decade. A disadvantage of the perforator flap is difficult dissection, which results in a longer procedure. During spring 2006, we introduced CT angiography (CTA) as part of the diagnostic work-up in perforator flap reconstructions to visualise each perforator more accurately. The main objectives were to reduce surgery time and the number of complications. A chart review was conducted 1 year after CTA introduction to investigate if these objectives were met. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap who underwent preoperative analysis through CTA were retrospectively evaluated. The population <0.001) than in the control group, 264 min (SD+/-62) versus 354 min (SD+/-83), respectively. There was a tendency for fewer complications in the CTA group compared with the control group. All flaps were successful in the CTA group. In the control group, one flap failed and partial necrosis occurred in three flaps. The differences were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative CTA in the assessment of vascular anatomy during perforator flap reconstruction was safe and reliable. It helped reduce surgery time, and may prevent the number of postoperative complications.
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