Chapter 23

Automatic estimation of a resected liver region using a tumor domination ratio

M. Hariyama1; M. Shimoda2    1 Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan2 Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

Abstract

This chapter presents an automatic approach to estimate optimal resected liver regions for oncologic surgery planning. Usually, resected liver regions are determined by selecting cut-points on the portal vessels on 3D simulation software. Since the liver has complex vessel structure, it is difficult for human to find optimal resected liver regions. To solve this problem, a tumor domination ratio (TDR) is proposed to find all portal vessels related to tumors. The ...

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