Utility of multimaterial 3D printers in creating models with pathological entities to enhance the training experience of neurosurgeons: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 489-492

  Waran, Vicknes ^a   Narayanan, Vairavan ^a   Karuppiah, Ravindran ^a   Owen, Sarah L F ^b   Aziz, Tipu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D rapid prototyping; Clinical skills; Neurosurgery; Simulation; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CRANIOTOMY; DENSITY; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; NEUROSURGEON; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TRAINING;

BONE AND BONES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NEUROSURGERY; PRINTING; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84893339828     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.11.JNS131066     Document Type: Article

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