Craniofacial Applications of 3D Printing

Nov 14, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Craniofacial Applications of 3D Printing

Fig. 5.1 Identification of the auditory canal from a cone beam CT 5.1 Craniofacial Imaging Computed tomography is the preferred method of imaging for head and neck reconstructions. The Hounsfield…

read more

Quality and Safety of 3D-Printed Medical Models

Nov 14, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Quality and Safety of 3D-Printed Medical Models

Tested geometry Printing technology Absolute difference; mean ± SD (range) [mm, unless otherwise noted] Relative difference; mean ± SD (range) [%] Skull and mandible (El-Katatny et al. 2010) Professional FDM…

read more

Cardiovascular 3D Printing

Nov 14, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Cardiovascular 3D Printing

Fig. 7.1 Flexible 3D printed models of double outlet right ventricle for hands-on training of suturing the ventricular septal defect patch (photo courtesy of Prof. Shi-Joon Yoo from The Hospital…

read more

3D Printing in Neurosurgery

Nov 14, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on 3D Printing in Neurosurgery

Fig. 6.1 Titanium plate compressed to 3D-printed model of defect Patient’s actual bone from the initial decompression cannot be used as a template at the time of implantation simply because…

read more

Virtual Reality

Nov 14, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Virtual Reality

Fig. 12.1 Illustration of the reality-virtuality continuum 12.2 History of Virtual Reality 12.2.1 Early Milestones While the concept of VR dates back to early science fiction writers, its history is…

read more

Introduction

Nov 14, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Introduction

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Frank J. Rybicki and Gerald T. Grant (eds.)3D Printing in Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61924-8_1 1. Introduction Gerald T. Grant1   and Frank J. Rybicki2   (1) Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville, School of Dentistry, Louisville,…

read more

Mapping and Lesioning the Living Brain

Oct 25, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Mapping and Lesioning the Living Brain

(1) Department of Neurosurgery, St Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands   It is now well known that the brain is electrically excitable. Physicians frequently make use of electromagnetic properties to…

read more
Get Clinical Tree app for offline access