Abstract: [
Abstract ] Objective Toinvestigatetheapplicationof3Dvirtualendoscopytechnologyin
kidneystonepatientswhoacceptedsofturetermirrortreatmentandtofurtherdiscusswhetherit
canimprovetheefficiencyandsecurityoflithotripsy.Methods Thepatientsweredividedinto
researchgroupandcontrolgrouprandomlyaccordingtotheodevityofthelastnumberoftheID
number , theformerusing3Dvirtualendoscopyandthelatterusingtheconventionalradiographic
inspection.The30casesallaccepted64layersspiralCTscanwithnon-andenhancementandthin
layerwerereconstructedafterthescan.TheCTresultsofresearchgroupwerestoredbyDICOM
formatfile , whichlatertreatedby Mimicssoftwareinordertoobtainthepatients'kidney
collectingsystem3D modelsby3Dvirtualendoscopy.Thefollowingparametersin2groupsof
surgicalpatientswereobserved : thetimeofthetarget , thefirsttimethesystemtoexplorethe
timeofthekidney , thetimeofremovingthecatheter , thetimeofgettingoutofbedandrateof
stoneclearanceandincidenceofcomplications.Results Thirtycasesofsurgerywerecompleted
successfully.The3Dvirtualendoscopymodelsof15patientsinresearchgroupweresuccessfully
established , whichshowedclearlyimagesinthekidneycollectingsystem , thesizeandthe
locationofthestone , locationandthegoodrelationshipbetweenkidneyandstone.Thetimeto determinethetargetkidneycalicesandthefirsttimetodetecteverykidneycaliceswerelessin3D
virtualendoscopy models.Theremovingstonerateandthepostoperativecomplicationswere
significantlysuperiortotheconventionalradiographicinspectiongroup ( P <0.05 ) .Thereisno
statisticallysignificantdifferenceinrecoverytime ( suchasurethralcathetertime , postoperative
activitytime , etc ) and daysofhospitalization.Conclusion Theapplication of3D virtual
endoscopytechniquescanimprovetheefficiencyofgravelandreducepostoperativecomplications
intheprocessofusingsofturetermirrorinkidneystonepatients.

Key words: kidney calices, ureteral soft lens lithotripsy; , virtual endoscopy techniques