Surgery
Low-cost prosthesis gives Brazil cancer survivor a new face
Denise Vicentin looks in the mirror and bursts into tears.
Jan 7, 2020
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News tagged with 3d printing
Cardiology
New study shows life-saving outcomes using 3-D printing models for heart valve disease
A new study examines the effectiveness of 3D printing technology and computer modeling to predict paravalvular leak (PVL) in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). A common risk of TAVR is an ill-fitting ...
Apr 26, 2018
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Dentistry
Live 3-D printing of osteogenic scaffolds into bone defects
At the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), Venu G. Varanasi (University of Texas ...
Mar 21, 2018
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Surgery
Just-in-time 3-D implants set to transform tumor surgery
A major new Australian research project using 3D implants and robotic surgery is set to radically advance the way physicians surgically treat tumours and bone cancer.
Oct 30, 2017
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Surgery
Engineers harness the power of 3-D printing to help train surgeons, shorten surgery times
A team of engineers and pediatric orthopedic surgeons are using 3D printing to help train surgeons and shorten surgeries for the most common hip disorder found in children ages 9 to 16. In a recent study, researchers showed ...
Aug 2, 2017
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Medical research
3-D-printed patch helps guide growing blood vessels
Ischemia results when narrowed, hardened or blocked blood vessels starve tissue, often resulting in heart attack, stroke, gangrene and other serious conditions. Surgery can correct the problem in large vessels, but treatment ...
Jun 13, 2017
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Surgery
3-D printing and Hollywood special FX bring heightened reality to surgical training
A collaborative team of neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, simulation engineers, and special effects experts have developed a unique tool to teach neurosurgical trainees how to perform minimally invasive surgical procedures. ...
Apr 25, 2017
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Surgery
3-D printing helps treat woman with spinal condition
Clinicians recently used 3D printing to help treat a woman with a degenerative condition of the spinal column.
Apr 20, 2017
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Medical research
New technology to speed up testing of cancer drugs
A new technology that could speed up the testing of drugs and reduce the use of animals in the lab has been developed by scientists at The University of Nottingham.
Jan 31, 2017
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Surgery
Once-conjoined twins going to rehab 9 weeks after separation
Formerly conjoined twins Jadon and Anias McDonald have transferred to a new hospital to begin rehabilitation nine weeks after being separated.
Dec 15, 2016
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