ArticleEuropean radiology2014
MRI-based 3D pelvic autonomous innervation: a first step towards image-guided pelvic surgery.
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Assessment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurography and Tractography for Preoperative Mapping of Pelvic Nerves
Non-interventional Study on the Contribution of 3D Modelling in Surgical Management of Pediatric Retroperitoneal and Pelvic Tumors Compared to 2D Imaging
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Magnetic resonance neuroimaging promotes the preservation of pelvic autonomic nerves in laparoscopic total mesorectal excision: a comparative study.Annals of translational medicine · 2021Article
- Visualizing the autonomic and somatic innervation of the female pelvis with 3D MR neurography: a feasibility study.Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) · 2020Article
- Computer Application of Ultrasound and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Images for the Anatomical Learning of the Pelvis and the Female Pelvic Floor.Journal of medical systems · 2019Article
- The 3D reconstructions of female pelvic autonomic nerves and their related organs based on MRI: a first step towards neuronavigation during nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy.European radiology · 2018Article
- 3D Models of Female Pelvis Structures Reconstructed and Represented in Combination with Anatomical and Radiological Sections.Journal of medical systems · 2018Article
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- The quest for precision in transanal total mesorectal excision.Techniques in coloproctology · 2016Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyse pelvic autonomous innervation with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in comparison with anatomical macroscopic dissection on cadavers. MATERIAL AND
methodsPelvic MRI was performed in eight adult human cadavers (five men and three women) using a total of four sequences each: T1, T1 fat saturation, T2, diffusion weighed. Images were analysed with segmentation software in order to extract nervous tissue. Key height points of the pelvis autonomous innervation were located in every specimen. Standardised pelvis dissections were then performed. Distances between the same key points and the three anatomical references forming a coordinate system were measured on MRIs and dissections. Concordance (Lin's concordance correlation coefficient) between MRI and dissection was calculated.
resultsMRI acquisition allowed an adequate visualization of the autonomous innervation. Comparison between 3D MRI images and dissection showed concordant pictures. The statistical analysis showed a mean difference of less than 1 cm between MRI and dissection measures and a correct concordance correlation coefficient on at least two coordinates for each point.
conclusionOur acquisition and post-processing method demonstrated that MRI is suitable for detection of autonomous pelvic innervations and can offer a preoperative nerve cartography. KEY POINTS: • Nerve preservation is a hot topic in pelvic surgery • High resolution MRI can show distal peripheral nerves • Anatomo-radiological comparison shows good correlation between MRI and dissection • 3D reconstructions of pelvic innervation were obtained with an original method • This is a first step towards image-guided pelvic surgery.
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