Francesco Porpiglia, Riccardo Bertolo, Daniele Amparore, Enrico Checcucci, Walter Artibani, Prokar Dasgupta, Francesco Montorsi, Ashutosh Tewari, Cristian Fiori
3D reconstruction of the standard two-dimension cross-sectional imaging has known increasing diffusion. It may represent one of the key points for a tailored treatment planning. Along these lines, we used a novel software for augmented-reality robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (AR-RARP) at our Institution. 3D virtual models of the prostate and the prostate cancer were reconstructed from high resolution (1-mm slices) multi-parametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mp-MRI) by M3dics (Turin, Italy). The innovation in the study is represented by the software-based integration of the virtual model inside the Da Vinci (Intuitive, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) robotic console during robotic prostatectomy...
April 2018: Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica, the Italian Journal of Urology and Nephrology