Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021): Trans. AMMM
https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2021.2109502
Advanced training scenarios for liver surgery with realistic interactive 3D-printed phantoms
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Abstract
Realistic surgery phantoms possess the potential to improve medical training and as a result improve surgery outcomes, reduce operation time and minimize patient risks. In this work, we developed a training scenario within visceral surgery, implementing lifelike liver phantoms using a hybrid manufacturing approach combining collagen-based casting and 3D-printing. Being equipped with integrated sensors, we developed a feedback system to assess the performance of the trained procedure. This could lead to a new paradigm within visceral surgery training.