Medicine is a rapidly-evolving discipline, with progress picking up pace with each passing
decade. This constant evolution results in the introduction of new tools and methods, which …

Objective The use of 3-dimensional (3D) printing in medicine has rapidly expanded in recent
years as the technology has developed. The potential uses of 3D printing are manifold. This …

Background: Simulation-based techniques using three-dimensional models are gaining
popularity in neurosurgical training. Most pre-existing models are expensive, so we felt a …

The surgeon's knowledge of a patient's individual anatomy is critical in skull base surgery.
Trainees and experienced surgeons can benefit from surgical simulation; however, current …

Background Recent advances in 3D printing technology, and biomaterials are
revolutionizing medicine. The beneficiaries of this technology are primarily patients, but also …

Additive Manufacturing (AM), often referred to as 3D printing, is expected to have a high
impact on the manufacturing industry as well as on society. The inherent characteristics of …

Background: Operations involving TB require intimate knowledge of neuroanatomical
structures—a demand that is currently met through dissection of limited cadaveric resources …

Binder jet three-dimensional (3D) printing has been extensively developed since the early
1990s and is widely applied in various industrial fields. Binder jetting 3D-printed products …

SUMMARY 3D printing systems have revolutionised prototyping in the industrial field by
lowering production time from days to hours and costs from thousands to just a few dollars …

Background Endoscopic ear surgery is gaining increasing popularity and has an important
impact on teaching middle ear anatomy and basic surgical skills among residents and …