Application of in vivo pelvis and abdominal-pelvic arterial network digital three-dimensional model for uterine artery embolization in surgical approach planning

• Published in: Chung-hua fu chʿan kʿo tsa chih Vol. 49; no. 2; p. 89
• Main Authors: Liu, Ruilei, Dai, Encheng, Chen, Chunlin, Liu, Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.02.2014
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adult; Angiography, Digital Subtraction; Arteries - anatomy & histology; Female; Humans; Iliac Artery - anatomy & histology; Iliac Artery - diagnostic imaging; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Models, Anatomic; Pelvis - blood supply; Preoperative Care; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Uterine Artery - anatomy & histology; Uterine Artery - diagnostic imaging; Uterine Artery Embolization - methods; Uterus - blood supply
• ISSN: 0529-567X

To investigate the construction and significance of in vivo pelvis and abdominal-pelvic arterial vascular network in digital three-dimensional (3D) model for uterine artery embolization (UAE) in the application of surgical approach planning based on computerized tomographic angiography(CTA). A series of digital imaging and communications in medicine 3.0 (Dicom 3.0) were obtained from a woman with myoma of uterus by CTA scanning. Then the software Mimics Version 10.01 was used to construct the pelvic and the arterial vascular network 3D model. The digital model could clearly display the abdominal aorta, bilateral common iliac arteries, left and right external iliac artery, internal iliac artery and its branches around the stage; the right uterine artery emitted in the inferior gluteal artery opening below 15.91 mm, the left uterine artery in inferior gluteal artery below the opening of 15.21 mm, the adjacent artery of internal pudendal artery. At the same time, the artery length and angle of bifurcation were a