Objective: To study the feasibility of guiding operation planning and complication prevention.
Methods: Ten patients suffer from Maxillofacial bone tumour were examined with spiral CT. Firstly, to get three-dimensional reconstructive image of tumour and other tissues. Secondly, use 3D-cut software to cut off every layer of normal tissue and tumour mass. Lastly, to compare virtual operation with mimic operation in virtual operation process.
Results: Three-dimensional mimic operation clearly displays the relationship between tumor and surrounding tissues, reflect the actual operation condition.
Conclusions: It is very useful designing operation program and predicting the potential complications before the actual operation.