Figure 1From: Factors affecting operating time in laparoscopic anterior resection of rectal cancerPelvimetry using Materialise’s Interactive Medical Image Control System. A) Anterior-posterior transparent view of the pelvis; IP, anatomical transverse distance; IS, interischial distance; IA, interacetabular distance; IT, intertuberous distance. B) Superior-inferior transparent view of the pelvis. IP, anatomical transverse distance; IS, interischial distance; IA, interacetabular distance; IT, intertuberous distance. C) Lateral transparent view of the pelvis. Pr, promontory; S3, the middle point of the third sacrum; Co, coccyx; SyU, the upper border of symphysis pubis; SyL, the lower border of symphysis pubis; 1, angle 1; 2, angle 2; 3, angle 3; 4, angle 4; 5, angle 5. D) The purple shows the area of visceral adipose tissue at the single level of the umbilicus.Back to article page