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Case Reports
. 2015;29(5):712-4.
doi: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1026799. Epub 2015 Mar 30.

3D printing of patient-specific anatomy: A tool to improve patient consent and enhance imaging interpretation by trainees

Yaoren Liew  1 , Erin Beveridge  2 , Andreas K Demetriades  3 , Mark A Hughes  3
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3D printing of patient-specific anatomy: A tool to improve patient consent and enhance imaging interpretation by trainees

Yaoren Liew et al. Br J Neurosurg. 2015.

Abstract

We report the use of three-dimensional or 3D printed, patient-specific anatomy as a tool to improve informed patient consent and patient understanding in a case of posterior lumbar fixation. Next, we discuss its utility as an educational tool to enhance imaging interpretation by neurosurgery trainees.

Keywords: 3D printing; medical education; patient consent.

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