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Figure 1. Real time navigation on da Vinci surgeon console. A: interactive three-dimensional anatomic representations are developed from the patient’s preoperative imaging; B: 3D representations overlaid onto the surgeon’s console in a porcine model to reveal the tumour’s location in relation to the vascular and biliary structures in real-time. This technology can enhance the surgeon’s ability to visualize the anatomy and perform a margin negative resection. Video and images courtesy of Intuitive. The da Vinci technology presented is still in development, is not 510(k) cleared and the safety and effectiveness of the product has not been established. The technology is not currently for sale in the US