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234Chapter13transparent3Doverlaysand3Ddistancemapsprovedtobeexcellenttoolsduringclinicalconsultationandprovide thepatientsand the treatment teamwithrelevantinformationPART2Thesecondpartofthisthesisfocuseson3Dvirtualsurgicalplanning(VSP)InChapter4weshareourexperienceofusingVSPforthepreparationofopencranialvaultsurgerySevenimportantbenefitsof VSPareconsideredfromwhichwecouldconclude that VSPhelpsour team toimprove thesurgicalstrategy;itaidsthesurgicalprocedureandleadstoasimpler,saferandmoreefficientworkflowDespitethebenefitsvirtualplanningiscarriedoutinaratherconventionalwaywhichmakesittime-consumingandsomewhatcumbersomeIffutureupdatesallowamoredynamicworkflowthetestingofvarioussurgicalstrategiescanbefaster,whichwillleadtoamoreefficientplanningprocessFurthermorenovel visualization technologies canhelp toimprove thepreparationandplanningofsurgeriesInChapter5anovelworkflowispresentedwhereaugmentedreality(AR)isusedtostudycomplexanatomytoprepareforpaediatrickidneysurgeryAnexpertpanelofpaediatricsurgeonstestedwhetherARvisualizationsimprovedunderstandingduringthepreparationofsurgeryTheaddedvalueofARprovedtobesignificantandsimilartotheuseofcustomgenerated3DprintsARvisualizationforpreparationhasbecomestandardforthepreparationofkidneytumourpatientsinthePrincessMáximaCenterPART3ThethirdpartfocusesonnewmethodstotransferaVSPtotheoperationroomByusingARavirtualoverlaycanbecreatedwithinthesurgeon’sviewInthiswayapredefinedvirtualsurgicalplanorasegmentedanatomicalstructurecanbeobserveddirectlyatthecorrespondingpositiononapatientInChapter6anewconceptisdescribedwhereanopticaltrackingsystemiscombinedwithanARhead-mounteddisplaytheMicrosoftHoloLensThis
