Reduction of operating time and blood transfusion for craniosynostosis by simulated surgery using three-dimensional solid models

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 423-427

  Imai, Keisuke ^a   Tsujiguchi, Kounosuke ^a   Toda, Chiaya ^a   Enoki, Eiji ^a   Sung, Ki Chul ^c   Sakamoto, Hiroaki ^a   Kitano, Syouhei ^a   Hatoko, Mitsuo ^b   Tajima, Sadao ^c  

^a OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Craniosynostosis; Operating time; Three dimensional solid model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CRANIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFANT; OPERATION DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033009886     PISSN: 03872572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.39.423     Document Type: Article

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