A Personal Computer Freeware as a Tool for Surgeons to Plan Liver Resections

Conclusions: A strong correlation between calculated and measured liver volume was found with sample concordance correlation coefficient (c) = 0.9950. The knowledge on the nature of liver resections sets liver surgeons in a unique position to be able to accurately predict the volumes to be resected and, therefore, also the volume that will remain after surgery. This becomes increasingly important with the evolvement of methods to extend the boundaries of liver surgery. ImageJ is a reliable tool to preoperatively assess liver volume.

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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Surgery - August 8, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Björnsson, B., Lundgren, L. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research