• 1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated People’s Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212000, Jiangsu, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210000, P. R. China;
WU Weibing, Email: wuweibing95@163.com
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. With the prevalence of CT screening and early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer in China, more and more patients with early stage lung cancer characterized with ground-glass opacity are discovered and urgently requiring treatment, which poses a significant challenge to surgeons. As an emerging technology, three dimensional reconstruction technology plays a crucial auxiliary role in clinical work. This review aims to briefly introduce this technology, focusing on its latest advances in surgical applications in early lung cancer screening, malignant risk assessment, and perioperative period application and medical education.