Three-dimensional printing in neurosurgery residency training: a systematic review of the literature

JE Blohm, PA Salinas, MJ Avila, SR Barber… - World neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The use of three-dimensional (3D) printing in neurosurgery has become more
prominent in recent years for surgical training, preoperative planning, and patient education …

3D printing in neurosurgery education: a review

GM Thiong'o, M Bernstein, JM Drake - 3D Printing in Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Objectives The objectives of this manuscript were to review the literature concerning 3D
printing of brain and cranial vault pathology and use these data to define the gaps in global …

Development and validation of a synthetic 3D-printed simulator for training in neuroendoscopic ventricular lesion removal

M Licci, FM Thieringer, R Guzman, J Soleman - Neurosurgical Focus, 2020 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Neuroendoscopic surgery using an ultrasonic aspirator represents a valid tool
with which to perform the safe resection of deep-seated ventricular lesions, but the handling …

High-fidelity physical organ simulators: From artificial to bio-hybrid solutions

S Maglio, C Park, S Tognarelli… - … on Medical Robotics …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past decade, there has been growing interest in high-fidelity simulation for medical
applications leading to huge research efforts towards physical organ simulators with realistic …

Properties and characteristics of three-dimensional printed head models used in simulation of neurosurgical procedures: a scoping review

LR Maclachlan, H Alexander, D Forrestal, JI Novak… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Intracranial surgery can be complex and high risk. Safety, ethical and financial
factors make training in the area challenging. Head model 3-dimensional (3D) printing is a …

Endoscopic submucosal dissection training: evaluation of an ex vivo training model with continuous perfusion (ETM-CP) for hands-on teaching and training in China

J Huang, B Du, W Qiao, S Huang, L Xue, L Deng… - Surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Background The existing ex vivo models of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
cannot simulate intraoperative hemorrhage well. We aimed to establish an ESD training …

Application of 3D printing support material for neurosurgical simulation

GM Thiong'o, T Looi, JM Drake - 2021 43rd Annual …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Brain dissection, an intricate neurosurgical skill, is central to life-saving procedures such as
intrinsic brain tumor excision and resective epilepsy surgery. The aims of this manuscript are …

Neuroendoscopy Training

K Hedaoo, M Sinha, BPS Chauhan… - Asian Journal of …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Neuroendoscopy can be learnt by assisting or doing live human surgery, cadaver dissection
with or without augmented pulsatile vessel and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) perfusion, and …

Associating surgeon feedback with material physical properties in the development process of a resective epilepsy surgery simulator

GM Thiong'o, H Mayer, T Looi, AV Kulkarni… - Operative …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Hands-on neurosurgical simulations, specifically techniques involving
white matter disconnection, are underdeveloped owing to the paucity of low indentation …

An overview of the advances in the 3D printing technology

T Mateti, S Jain, LA Shruthi, A Laha, G Thakur - 3D Printing Technology for …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past decades, 3D printing technology or additive manufacturing has evolved to mold
prototypes as physical objects by precisely depositing material (eg, plastic, resin …