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Three-Dimensional Visualization With Virtual Reality Facilitates Complex Live Donor Renal Transplant

Dennis Sonnier, W. Peter Sawyer, John Seal, Colin Curtis, Jack McGee, Alec Slayden and Korak Sarkar
Ochsner Journal December 2022, 22 (4) 344-348; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.22.0008
Dennis Sonnier
1Section of Transplant Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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W. Peter Sawyer
3Department of General Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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John Seal
1Section of Transplant Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Colin Curtis
4Medical 3D Lab, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Jack McGee
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Alec Slayden
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Korak Sarkar
2The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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5Department of Neurology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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    Coronal computed tomography angiography images of the donor's right kidney demonstrate complex extrarenal bifurcation (posterior to the inferior vena cava), crossing of 2 main arteries, and a short renal vein. Arrows point to the arteries. From left to right (A to D), the images become more posterior.

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    Coronal computed tomography angiography images of the donor's left kidney demonstrate complex extrarenal bifurcation and crossing of 2 main arteries, highlighting the ambiguity regarding the number of arteries potentially present after donor nephrectomy. Arrows point to the arteries. From left to right (A to D), the images become more posterior.

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    The surgeon and segmentation team evaluate a 3-dimensional model in virtual reality using the Samsung HMD Odyssey headset and hand controls that facilitate manipulation of the model and the immersive quality of the virtual reality.

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    Arterial anatomy is highlighted in red in the (A) anterior view and (B) posterior view of the bilateral kidneys from the 3-dimensional reconstruction. (C) Handsets that accompany the headset can be used to zoom in on pertinent structures and make measurements in the immersive virtual reality environment. (For readers of the print publication, a color version of this figure is available at https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.22.0008.)

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    Three-dimensional models can be explored on a desktop monitor without requiring a headset.

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Three-Dimensional Visualization With Virtual Reality Facilitates Complex Live Donor Renal Transplant
Dennis Sonnier, W. Peter Sawyer, John Seal, Colin Curtis, Jack McGee, Alec Slayden, Korak Sarkar
Ochsner Journal Dec 2022, 22 (4) 344-348; DOI: 10.31486/toj.22.0008

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Dennis Sonnier, W. Peter Sawyer, John Seal, Colin Curtis, Jack McGee, Alec Slayden, Korak Sarkar
Ochsner Journal Dec 2022, 22 (4) 344-348; DOI: 10.31486/toj.22.0008
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