Multi-modal 3-Dimensional Visualization of Pediatric Neuroblastoma: Aiding Surgical Planning Beyond Anatomical Information

Abstract

Patient-specific 3D models of neuroblastoma and relevant anatomy are useful tools for surgical planning. However, these models do not represent the heterogenous biology of neuroblastoma. This heterogeneity is visualized with the ADC and 123I-MIGB-SPECT-CT imaging. Combining these multi-modal data into preoperative 3D heatmaps, may allow differentiation of the areas of vital and non-vital tumor tissue. We developed a workflow to create multi-modal preoperative 3D models for neuroblastoma surgery.

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