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[The Future of Vascular Medicine - Role of 3D Printing].
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Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie [Zentralbl Chir] 2020 Oct; Vol. 145 (5), pp. 448-455. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 09. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Digitalisation is one of the key challenges in current surgery and will impact the future of surgical care as well as upcoming generations of surgeons. 3D printing is a technology that has recently been transferred from industrial prototyping into cardiovascular medicine. The digital model of the anatomical structure which needs to be engineered represents the inherent link of 3D printing to digital medicine. 3D printing technology is able to provide the surgeon with patient-specific models of anatomy and disease for surgical planning and patient informed consent as well as training templates for students and residents, surgical templates and even ready-to-use surgical implants. In our service, we have established a full-inhouse workflow for 3D printing and we currently use this technology for the generation of patient-specific models, training templates and for patient education, as will be presented in this article. Future advances in software solutions, printing polymers and easy-to-handle printers will further propagate and expand the applicability of this technology in cardiovascular medicine.<br />Competing Interests: BD erhielt Unterstützung in Form von Vortragshonoraren und Sachspenden von Materialise (Gilching, Deutschland) und Stratasys (Stratasys GmbH, Rheinmünster, Deutschland).<br /> (Thieme. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Forecasting
Humans
Software
Cardiology
Printing, Three-Dimensional
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- Language :
- German
- ISSN :
- 1438-9592
- Volume :
- 145
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31820426
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1025-2066