Geometric and mechanical evaluation of 3D-printing materials for skull base anatomical education and endoscopic surgery simulation - A first step to create reliable customized simulators.
Valentin FavierNabil ZemitiOscar Caravaca MoraGérard SubsolGuillaume CaptierRenaud LebrunLouis CrampetteMichel MondainBenjamin GillesPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Polycarbonate is a good substitute of human cadaver bone for skull base surgery simulation. Thanks to short lead times and reasonable production costs, patient-specific 3D printed models can be used in clinical practice for pre-operative training, improving patient safety.
Keyphrases
- patient safety
- minimally invasive
- quality improvement
- coronary artery bypass
- clinical practice
- virtual reality
- endothelial cells
- healthcare
- surgical site infection
- bone mineral density
- ultrasound guided
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- body composition
- pluripotent stem cells
- postmenopausal women
- soft tissue