In order to further regulate the application of 3D reconstruction in thoracic surgery, the Chinese Expert Consensus Group on the Application of Integrated 3D Reconstruction with Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Surgery conducted discussions and developed this consensus. This consensus is based on the clinical experience and existing prospective or retrospective studies of 3D reconstruction technology in various scenarios of thoracic surgery and summarizes recommendations, and also appends a list of 3D reconstruction technology application scenarios that are currently controversial, not fully studied, or still in the exploratory stage, to provide direction and evidence for future clinical research and disease diagnosis and treatment, and to reach a consensus.
Mediastinal and chest wall tumors contain various benign and malignant tumors. In order to further standardize the whole-course diagnosis and treatment of mediastinal and chest wall tumors, the consensus was formulated through discussion by the expert group. Based on the clinical diagnosis and treatment experience and various prospective and retrospective studies, the consensus was formed.