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However, unknown tissue displacement resulting from induced pneumoperitoneum and positional changes compared to the preoperative CT scan can pose significant limitations to the reliability of image guidance. We aimed to study the displacement of retroperitoneal organs and vasculature due to factors such as increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) due to CO2 insufflation and patient positioning (PP) using intraoperative CT imaging in a cadaveric model. Methods: A thawed, fresh-frozen human cadaveric model was positioned according to simulated procedural workflows. Intra-arterial, contrast-enhanced CT scans were performed after the insertion of four laparoscopic ports in the abdomen. CT scans were performed with 0\u20135\u201315\u201325 mmHg IAPs in supine, left lateral decubitus, right lateral decubitus, Trendelenburg, and reverse Trendelenburg positions. Euclidean distances between fixed anatomical bony and retroperitoneal vascular landmarks were measured and compared across different CT scans. Results: Comparing the effects of various IAPs to the baseline (zero IAP) in the same PP, an average displacement for retroperitoneal vascular landmarks ranged from 0.6 to 3.0 mm (SD 1.0\u20132.8 mm). When changing the PPs while maintaining the same IAP, the average displacement of the retroperitoneal vasculature ranged from 2.0 to 15.0 mm (SD 1.7\u20137.2 mm). Conclusions: Our preliminary imaging findings from a single cadaveric model suggest minimal (~3 mm maximum) target vasculature displacement in the retroperitoneum due to elevated IAP in supine position and higher displacement due to changes in patient positioning. Similar imaging studies are needed to quantify procedural workflow-specific and anatomy-specific deformation, which would be invaluable in developing and validating advanced tissue deformation models, facilitating the routine applicability and usefulness of CT image guidance for target delineation during robotic vascular procedures.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/tomography11060060","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,23]],"date-time":"2025-05-23T06:35:09Z","timestamp":1747982109000},"page":"60","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Early Concepts in CT Image-Guided Robotic Vascular Surgery: The Displacement of Retroperitoneal Structures During Simulated Procedures in a Cadaveric Model"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0141-9367","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Balazs C.","family":"Lengyel","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA"},{"name":"Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ponraj","family":"Chinnadurai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rebecca G.","family":"Barnes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Bookout Center, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Charudatta S.","family":"Bavare","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alan B.","family":"Lumsden","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA"},{"name":"The Bookout Center, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"318","DOI":"10.1016\/j.avsg.2022.06.014","article-title":"Dynamic Computed Tomography Angiography Is More Accurate in Diagnosing Endoleaks Than Standard Triphasic Computed Tomography Angiography and Enables Targeted Embolization","volume":"88","author":"Berczeli","year":"2023","journal-title":"Ann. 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