{"id":128327,"date":"2024-06-18T12:52:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visiblepatient.com\/?page_id=128327"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:39:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:39:33","slug":"liver","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visiblepatient.com\/en\/discover-visible-patient\/bespoke-3d-modelling-medical-images\/liver\/","title":{"rendered":"Liver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First online laboratory for 3D modelling, Visible Patient Lab realizes from CT-scan or MRI images the <strong>3D reconstruction of the liver<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-128327-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/liver-05.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/liver-05.mp4\">\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/liver-05.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>What is the purpose of 3D liver modelling?<\/h2>\n<p>3D liver modelling is useful to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visualize the location of tumoral liver pathologies in 3D (carcinoma, angioma, cysts),<\/li>\n<li>Understand the vascular anatomical variations of the liver in 3D,<\/li>\n<li>Represent the anatomical segments of the liver in 3D,<\/li>\n<li>Estimate postoperative remaining volumes following partial resection of the organ (segmentectomy),<\/li>\n<li>Monitor tumoral volume evolution following drug therapy (chemotherapy) or radiation therapy (radiotherapy): 4D tumour follow-up,<\/li>\n<li>Monitor the evolution of the hepatic volume following segmentectomy or portal embolization: 4F follow-up of the organ,<\/li>\n<li>Ease manipulation and understanding of the virtual organ within the framework of information sharing or anatomical training for a medical and non-medical public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These 3D digital clones can be coupled with simulators to improve training, or to surgical robots to guide the gesture of surgeons.<\/p>\n<h2>In which case is the 3D reconstruction of the liver useful?<\/h2>\n<p>The 3D modelling of the liver by Visible Patient Lab can be used for following anatomical variations or pathologies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cancer:\n<ul>\n<li>Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC),<\/li>\n<li>Hepatic metastasis (following colorectal cancer),<\/li>\n<li>Peripheral and central cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hepatic cirrhosis<\/li>\n<li>Angioma<\/li>\n<li>Polycystosis<\/li>\n<li>Portal vein thrombosis<\/li>\n<li>Situs inversus<\/li>\n<li>Hepatoblastoma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-93035 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visiblepatient.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-liver.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visiblepatient.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-liver.jpg 1461w, https:\/\/www.visiblepatient.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-liver-1024x788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visiblepatient.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-liver-1404x1080.jpg 1404w, https:\/\/www.visiblepatient.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-liver-768x591.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Why model a liver in 3D?<\/h2>\n<p>3D liver modelling is useful for many applications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Surgery\u00a0 (open or minimally invasive)<\/li>\n<li>Research and development<\/li>\n<li>Clinical \u2013 preclinical studies<\/li>\n<li>Robotic surgery<\/li>\n<li>Training<\/li>\n<li>Simulation<\/li>\n<li>Augmented reality, virtual reality<\/li>\n<li>3D printing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What formats can you use to read your 3D models?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>3D organs modelled by Visible Patient Lab can be provided in various formats, in particular STL, VTK, GLB, VPZ\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the 3D models can be exploited from software developed by Visible Patient Lab that is available free of charge on PC, Mac, iOS, virtual and augmented reality head-mounted displays.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52728 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/modules.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"972\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text--small\">The virtual and augmented reality model visualisation software (VP Render) has not been certified as a medical device and cannot be used for clinical purposes on humans. 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