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Mashup Score: 1How you can increase operating room throughput with 3D modeling - Axial3D - Medical 3D Printing Experts - 3 year(s) ago
It’s no secret that COVID-19 has wreaked havoc with surgical capacity in many hospitals across the country in 2020, leading to the cancellation or deferral of millions of elective procedures and resulting in a significant backlog of orthopedic surgeries, and leaving many hospital systems across the US wondering how they can quickly and safely increase […]
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Mashup Score: 1Patient specific planning models transform course of procedure - Axial3D - Medical 3D Printing Experts - 3 year(s) ago
A 70 year old lady presented with loss of peripheral vision, and while she was still able to do day to day activities, her primary care doctor wanted to get a closer look at what was causing the problem. An MRI scan identified a brain tumor, and her case was immediately transferred to the neurology […]
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This #3dmodel replica of a patient’ brain tumor enabled the physician to explain to the patient the reasons for not proceeding with the original operation as planned. A less invasive option using radiation was planned instead https://t.co/kRbGwN71bH https://t.co/Qp99fJvguD
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Even as a surgeon, 2D medical scans of a patient’s anatomy can be difficult to understand and interpret when forming a diagnosis or devising a pre-operative plan. In educating a patient about the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a surgical plan, these scans are the only patient-specific tools available, making the process of gaining informed […]
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Have you ever struggled helping patients to understand what they are seeing in their CT scan and how it relates to your proposed #surgicalplan? A 3D printed model derived from a CT scan, can transform patients’ understanding and the proposed plan https://t.co/zJ9PsBiOGF
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Around 1 in every 240 people are born with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) each year in the United States. For most people, the causes of heart defects such as a VSD are unknown and over time, if not repaired, this defect can increase the risk for other complications, including heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, or […]
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In this case a male patient presented with a hole in his ventricular septum, causing his heart to work harder The surgeon requested a 3D model from Axial3D that was vital to confirm the safest option much faster than he could have done without the model https://t.co/9H2pcbrekC https://t.co/Z2Urr077NS
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Mashup Score: 0Transforming care for a sick child with Congenital Heart Defects - Axial3D - Medical 3D Printing Experts - 3 year(s) ago
CHDs affect nearly 1% of―or about 40,000―births per year in the United States. About 1 in 4 babies with a CHD have a condition that is serious enough to require significant treatment before their first birthday. The most common type of heart defect is a ventricular septal defect (VSD) – a condition which affects 42 […]
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This is a #3Dprinted replica of the heart of a baby boy who had presented with a combination of congenital defects. The model incredibly enabled the entire surgical team to have one view of the patient’s heart before stepping foot in the operating room https://t.co/6ZWHDCjb8u https://t.co/EstZEHoVT2
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Reduced the operative time by a full 60 minutes Lowered the risk of patient morbidity Reduced patient’s length of stay in hospital Giant cell tumors (GCT) are one of the most common types of bone tumors seen by orthopedic surgeons, and although they are usually benign, they can be equally destructive to the surrounding bone. […]
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Discover how a precision a #3Dprinted anatomical model helped this surgeon to better visualize a giant cell tumor in the knee of a 13-year-old girl. The model was extremely useful in pre-operative planning within the surgical team. https://t.co/L1Mjit6t0U #orthopedicsurgery https://t.co/ZUUKxWtmWk
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Mashup Score: 5Transforming communication within a surgical team - Axial3D - Medical 3D Printing Experts - 3 year(s) ago
A surgical team consists of members with different expertise, all working together with a goal of treating their patient in the safest, most efficient way. Communication amongst the team and an understanding of each other’s perspective is crucial to working out the best plan of action, leading to the overall success of the operation while […]
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Having access to the #3Dmodel enabled the team to practice their surgical plan 60 minutes faster and removed virtually all ambiguity from one surgeon's anatomical interpretation to another while they debated the best way to proceed. https://t.co/ONDFhAasfq #pelvic #bone #cancer https://t.co/k69JwYoZRc
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A surgeon requested a life-size 3D printed model of the patient’s anatomy to aid planning in this complex osteotomy procedure.
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This #3Dprinted anatomical model is an exact replica of the acetabulum of a gentleman who had presented with metastasis cancer. The life-size #3Dprintedmodel of the patient’s anatomy was indispensable in helping him to better understand the procedure. https://t.co/23RltBgdqh https://t.co/Cj0waquH55
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Mashup Score: 0Fracture surgery planning transformed with 3D modeling - Axial3D - Medical 3D Printing Experts - 3 year(s) ago
Improved patient consent process Saved 40 minutes of pre-operative planning time Enabled more accurate (and less needed) surgery equipment selection This 36 year old man presented with a severe fracture in his upper arm, causing pain, swelling and discomfort. Most fractures of this type can be treated without surgery, but unfortunately in this case the […]
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This #3dmodel replica of a patient with a severe fracture in his upper arm enabled the surgeon to save over 40 minutes in pre-operative planning time, while enabling more accurate surgery equipment selection for the procedure. https://t.co/P1RAsQRnVM #savingtime #fracture https://t.co/FnB9M5Ls1g
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Mashup Score: 0Making nasal cancer surgery shorter and safer with better outcomes - Axial3D - Medical 3D Printing Experts - 3 year(s) ago
Each year, around 2,000 people are diagnosed with nasal sinus cancer in the United States. In this gentleman’s case, the tumor had spread and was in both his nasal sinuses and his upper lip. His surgeon requested a 3D model from Axial3D to better understand and agree with his team the safest way to remove […]
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In this case, the use of a #3Dprinted anatomical model transformed this surgeon’s understanding and was crucial to explain the procedure to the patient who had presented with a nasal tumor. Read the whole story here: https://t.co/fn3NsSsowN #tumor #cancer #nasaltumor https://t.co/sjjVjnuai8
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Health systems are facing huge surgery backlogs due to #COVID19, but could technology be the solution to tackling this? Surgeons typically report savings of 62 minutes per case on average when using #3Dmodeling to plan procedures. https://t.co/KXzgejmS56 #surgicalplanning