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- Title
Clinical application of patient-specific 3D printing brain tumor model production system for neurosurgery.
- Authors
Dho, Yun-Sik; Lee, Doohee; Ha, Teahyun; Ji, So Young; Kim, Kyung Min; Kang, Ho; Kim, Min-Sung; Kim, Jin Wook; Cho, Won-Sang; Kim, Yong Hwy; Kim, Young Gyu; Park, Sang Joon; Park, Chul-Kee
- Abstract
The usefulness of 3-dimensional (3D)-printed disease models has been recognized in various medical fields. This study aims to introduce a production platform for patient-specific 3D-printed brain tumor model in clinical practice and evaluate its effectiveness. A full-cycle platform was created for the clinical application of a 3D-printed brain tumor model (3D-printed model) production system. Essential elements included automated segmentation software, cloud-based interactive communication tools, customized brain models with exquisite expression of brain anatomy in transparent material, adjunctive devices for surgical simulation, and swift process cycles to meet practical needs. A simulated clinical usefulness validation was conducted in which neurosurgeons assessed the usefulness of the 3D-printed models in 10 cases. We successfully produced clinically applicable patient-specific models within 4 days using the established platform. The simulated clinical usefulness validation results revealed the significant superiority of the 3D-printed models in surgical planning regarding surgical posture (p = 0.0147) and craniotomy design (p = 0.0072) compared to conventional magnetic resonance images. The benefit was more noticeable for neurosurgeons with less experience. We established a 3D-printed brain tumor model production system that is ready to use in daily clinical practice for neurosurgery.
- Subjects
NEUROSURGERY; BRAIN tumors; THREE-dimensional printing; BRAIN anatomy; NEUROSURGEONS
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2021, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-021-86546-y