Table 2.

List of surgeon’s specific preoperative questions and motivation for preoperative 3D immersive VR review of CT scans

Operation	Surgeon’s specific questions
MIDCAB #1	ideal location for surgical port placement ideal location for anastomosis site ideal location for utility incision (thoracotomy site)
MIDCAB #2	ideal location for surgical port placement ideal location for anastomosis site ideal location for utility incision (thoracotomy site) intramural LAD after coronary stent?
Tricuspid valve repair	surgical access (ideal intercostal space for mini-thoracotomy) cannulation strategy RIMA course
Aortic surgery	distance between aorta and right ventricle with sternum aneurysm morphology aortic arch anatomy visualization arch vessel offspring
LVAD extraction	surgical access (optimal intercostal space)
Thoracoscopic ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion	clip sizing LAA spatial relation with LM and Cx coronary artery spatial relationship of pulmonary artery and pulmonary veins

Cx, circumflex; LAA, left atrial appendage; LAD, left anterior descending; LM, left main; LVAD, left ventricular assist device; MIDCAB, minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass; RIMA, right internal mammary artery.