Three-dimensional printing model of liver for operative simulation in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma.

Katsunori Takagi, Atsushi Nanashima, Takafumi Abo, Junichi Arai, Naoto Matsuo, Toru Fukuda, Takeshi Nagayasu

PubMed · 2015 · 36 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

3-dimensional printed liver was constructed using 3D vascular imaging in a patient with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma who underwent major hepatectomy. The reproducibility of 3D modeling by the latest imaging has been clarified and future preoperative simulation should be adramatically changed.