OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of 3-dimensional
computed tomography (3D-CT) software in short-term surgical outcomes and the …

Objectives Routine imaging modalities combined with state-of-the-art reconstruction
software can substantially improve preoperative planning and simplify complex procedure …

Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of 3D imaging using multidetector row helical
computed tomography (MDCT) in the preoperative assessment of the branching pattern of …

Objective Use of 3-dimensional computed tomography for preoperative and intraoperative
simulation has been introduced in the field of thoracic surgery. However, 3-dimensional …

Background Three-dimensional (3D) simulation of pulmonary vessels and the space
between the lesion and adjacent tissues may improve the safety and accuracy of video …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the efficacy of anatomic
thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy performed under the guidance of 3-dimensional …

Background An increasing number of lung ground-glass nodules (GGNs) have been
detected ever since low-dose computer tomography started growing in popularity. Three …

Purpose Anatomic variations of the pulmonary arterial tree can cause technical difficulties
during pulmonary lobectomy in general and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Using …

Objectives Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for both lobectomy and
segmentectomy has been used widely for early stage nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

Purpose Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has recently been adopted for complicated
anatomical lung resections. During these thoracoscopic procedures, surgeons view the …