High-quality 3-dimensional image simulation for pulmonary lobectomy and segmentectomy: results of preoperative assessment of pulmonary vessels and short-term surgical outcomes in consecutive patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery

摘要

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 assessment of variations of pulmonary vessel branching patterns on performing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).