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Surgeons Perform Novel Transorbital AVM Surgery
A magnified DynaCT angiogram of the AVM (circled), taken a few weeks before surgery. Source: NYU Langone Health
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A 3D simulation for preoperative planning, created with the Surgical Theater system, visualizes the left orbit before and after the creation of a surgical window in the posterior bone. In the “after” image, the AVM is the dark green shape at the lower right. Source: NYU Langone Health
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A preoperative 3D reconstruction of the angiogram captures a detailed image of the tangle of vessels that formed the AVM. Source: NYU Langone Health
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A postoperative 3D reconstruction of CT imaging shows the approach taken by the surgical team. Noted at upper right is the surgical clip that was placed on the main feeder artery of the AVM. Source: NYU Langone Health
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