3D liver models could make surgery safer
NCT ID NCT07297615
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether personalized 3D liver models help surgeons plan major liver surgery more accurately. 25 adults having liver resection will get a 3D model before surgery. After surgery, the predicted and actual removed liver volumes are compared. The goal is to reduce the risk of liver failure after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 3D reconstruction (diagnostic imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make liver surgery safer by helping surgeons plan more accurately, potentially reducing the risk of liver failure after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The 3D models may not improve outcomes enough to change current practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (≥18 years) undergoing open or minimally invasive major liver resection at the Clinical Division of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery who provide written informed consent prior to participation will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unable to provide informed consent will be excluded. * Minor resections. * Contraindications to MRI.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of Graz - Department of Surgery, Division of General, Visceral and Transplantationsurgery
Graz, Austria
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