surgical preplanning
Mayo Clinic Finds 3D Printing Essential Moving Medicine Forward for Complex Surgeries
The Mayo Clinic is probably the single most famous medical facility in the world. It began in 1863 as the medical practice of William Worral Mayo in Rochester, Minnesota and…
First Realistic Brain Model 3D Printed to Aid with Surgical Procedure
A surgical procedure called Deep Brain Stimulation involves inserting electrodes into a patient’s brain to relieve symptoms related to conditions like Parkinson’s, tremors, extreme OCD or some varieties of chronic…
Holding Their 3D Printed Heart is Helping Patients and Their Doctors
The practice of 3D printing replica organs to prepare for long, complicated surgeries is starting to become a regular part of the operative pre-planning process. Being able to hold a…
