We turn a contrast-enhanced CT into an interactive 3D model of the pancreas — mapping the gland, the lesion, and the arteries and veins that determine resectability, so the operative plan is clear before the first incision.
The pancreas is segmented as a whole and split into head, body, and tail, with the lesion localized inside the gland. Where the lesion sits selects the operation — a pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple) for the head, a distal pancreatectomy for the body or tail.
Resectability in pancreatic surgery is defined by the tumor's relationship to the surrounding vessels. We render the superior mesenteric artery, celiac trunk, superior mesenteric and portal veins around the lesion, so the degree of contact is visible rather than inferred from slices.
The common bile duct and duodenum are segmented alongside the gland and vessels, so the anatomy of a Whipple field is mapped in one model instead of reconstructed mentally across a CT stack.
The whole gland, split into head, body, and tail.
The lesion localized within the gland.
Aorta, celiac trunk, SMA, portal and splenic vein.
Common bile duct and duodenum.
the lesion's location in the gland selects the operation — pancreaticoduodenectomy or distal pancreatectomy.
tumor contact with these vessels defines resectable, borderline, and locally advanced disease.
a margin-negative resection is the goal that preoperative vascular mapping supports.
Based on the NCCN Guidelines for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma and established resectability criteria. NCCN Guidelines