3D Printing
How 3-D Printing Is Changing Health Care
(WSJ) – The Mayo Clinic printed a model of a patient’s pelvis to plan surgery to remove a rare tumor that had spread to the base of the spine. […]
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Press Release
PeekMed obtains quality assurance certification for medical devices
PeekMed, a 3D pre-operative system that helps orthopedic surgeons to plan their surgeries, has got the ISO 13485 certification and can now be used all over Europe. […]
3D Printing
5 ways 3D printing could totally change medicine
(Futurity) – A new study aims to alert medical professionals to the potential of 3D printing’s future use in the field. […]
Digital Health
3 Ways Virtual Reality Is Transforming Medical Care
(NBC News) – Think virtual reality is just about gaming and the world of make-believe? Get real. From product design to real estate, many industries have adopted VR and related technologies— and nowhere are the benefits of VR greater than in healthcare. […]
3D Printing
Implementing In-Hospital 3D Printing
(Physicians Weekly) – A team of surgeons is using low-cost, 3D-printed anatomical models to help trauma surgeons prepare for difficult surgeries. They have found that use of these models appears to significantly increase observer agreement in classifying acetabular fractures. […]
3D Printing
San Diego researchers cut operation times by 25% with 3D printed hip models
(3ders.org) – We see 3D printed medical models so frequently these days, it can be easy to accept their existence without questioning them. But have you ever wondered just how useful such models can be—in numerical terms? […]