The Unified Anatomical Human - The Virtual Surgical Pelvis
Theme: Medical Visualisation
People: Noeska Smit, Charl P. Botha, Annelot Kraima (LUMC), Prof. Dr Marco C. de Ruiter (LUMC), Daniel Jansma (LUMC), Prof.dr. Cock van de Velde (LUMC)
Description
The Unified Anatomical Human - Pelvis
The Unified Anatomical Human (UAH) project aims to integrate all available medical knowledge on the pelvic area in one comprehensive model. The model is capable of storing structural (histology, MRI, CT, segmentations, labels, cryosections), hierarchical (connectivity), variational, functional and literature-based information about the pelvis. The data in the model can be queried either visually, spatially or directly through the use of a schema-less database technology and interactive visualization techniques.
The Virtual Surgical Pelvis
The Virtual Surgical Pelvis will be based on The Unified Anatomical Human. This project's primary goal is to develop a new surgical planning system as well as an integrated histology-based, 3D bio-mechanical model of the pelvis, the Virtual Surgical Pelvis (VSP). With this system, it will be possible to perform an accurate simulation of the Total Mesorectal Excision surgical procedure. We will also develop the necessary techniques to customise the VSP to a specific patient by making use of pre-operative MRI data. Combining these components will enable the surgeon to create a detailed surgical plan, thus improving post-operative outcome. Additionally, the system will be useful for surgical training and will eventually be applicable to other surgical procedures in the pelvis.