Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Hepatology
3d Printed Biliary Anatomy For Surgical Planning, Jason Core, Erik Massenzio, Tamar Wasserman, Kevin Xie
3d Printed Biliary Anatomy For Surgical Planning, Jason Core, Erik Massenzio, Tamar Wasserman, Kevin Xie
Phase 1
Background: Studies demonstrated that 3D-printed livers from CT or MRI data can be accurate models of actual patient anatomy. However, it has yet to be established if 3D printing offers improvements to clinical outcomes in surgery. This project seeks to optimize these applications for use at Jefferson by producing 3D-printed models from patient CT scans to guide liver resection surgeries.
Methods: A liver transplant attending was interviewed about challenges encountered during hepatectomies. A publicly available abdominal computed tomography scan was used to render a liver and its vasculature in 3DSlicer. The liver surface was cut into two halves in MeshMixer …