The Role of 3D-Printed Phantoms and Devices for Organ-specified Appliances in Urology

Urology is one of the fields that are always at the frontline of bringing scientific advancements into clinical practice, including 3D printing (3DP). This study aims to discuss and presents the current role of 3D-printed phantoms and devices for organ-specified applications in urology. The discussion started with a literature search regarding the two mentionedtopics within PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and EBSCOhost databases. 3D-printed urological organ phantoms are reported for providing residents new insight regarding anatomical characteristics of organs, either normal or diseased, in a tangible manner. Furthermore, 3D-printed organ phantoms also helped urologists to prepare a pre-surgical planning strategy with detailed anatomical models of the diseased organs. In some centers, 3DP technology also contributed to developing specified devicesfor disease management. To date, urologists have been benefitted by 3D-printed phantoms and devices in the education and disease management of organs of in the genitourinary system, including kidney, bladder, prostate, ureter, urethra, penis, and adrenal. It is safe to say that 3DP technology can bring remarkable changes to daily urological practices.

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Current Practice in Preoperative Virtual and Physical Simulation in Neurosurgery

Bioengineering ◽

10.3390/bioengineering7010007 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 7 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Elisa Mussi ◽

Federico Mussa ◽

Chiara Santarelli ◽

Mirko Scagnet ◽

Francesca Uccheddu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

3D Printing ◽

Surgical Planning ◽

Physical Simulation ◽

Planning Process ◽

Preoperative Planning ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Patient Specific ◽

Anatomical Models ◽

Standard Clinical Practice

In brain tumor surgery, an appropriate and careful surgical planning process is crucial for surgeons and can determine the success or failure of the surgery. A deep comprehension of spatial relationships between tumor borders and surrounding healthy tissues enables accurate surgical planning that leads to the identification of the optimal and patient-specific surgical strategy. A physical replica of the region of interest is a valuable aid for preoperative planning and simulation, allowing the physician to directly handle the patient’s anatomy and easily study the volumes involved in the surgery. In the literature, different anatomical models, produced with 3D technologies, are reported and several methodologies were proposed. Many of them share the idea that the employment of 3D printing technologies to produce anatomical models can be introduced into standard clinical practice since 3D printing is now considered to be a mature technology. Therefore, the main aim of the paper is to take into account the literature best practices and to describe the current workflow and methodology used to standardize the pre-operative virtual and physical simulation in neurosurgery. The main aim is also to introduce these practices and standards to neurosurgeons and clinical engineers interested in learning and implementing cost-effective in-house preoperative surgical planning processes. To assess the validity of the proposed scheme, four clinical cases of preoperative planning of brain cancer surgery are reported and discussed. Our preliminary results showed that the proposed methodology can be applied effectively in the neurosurgical clinical practice both in terms of affordability and in terms of simulation realism and efficacy.

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Diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis; What is the current role of established and new imaging techniques in clinical practice?

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology ◽

10.1016/j.berh.2016.10.011 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 586-607 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Maria Antonietta D'Agostino ◽

Espen A. Haavardsholm ◽

Conny J. van der Laken

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Imaging Techniques ◽

Current Role ◽

Diagnosis And Management

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Current role of ischemia-modified albumin in routine clinical practice

Biomarkers ◽

10.3109/1354750x.2010.513449 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. 655-662 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Alberto Dominguez-Rodriguez ◽

Pedro Abreu-Gonzalez

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Routine Clinical Practice ◽

Current Role ◽

Ischemia Modified Albumin

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Current role of anticholinergic drugs in the treatment of asthma: key messages for clinical practice

Polish Archives of Internal Medicine ◽

10.20452/pamw.3168 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 125 (11) ◽

pp. 859-866

Author(s):

Marcia M.M. Pizzichini ◽

Huib A.M. Kerstjens ◽

Emilio Pizzichini

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Anticholinergic Drugs ◽

Current Role

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Pre-Surgical Planning Using Patient-Specific 3D Printed Anatomical Models for Women with Uterine Fibroids

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ◽

10.1016/j.jmig.2020.08.596 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (7) ◽

pp. S71-S72

Author(s):

T. Flaxman ◽

C.M. Cooke ◽

A. Sheikh ◽

O. Miguel ◽

L. Chepelev ◽

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Keyword(s):

Surgical Planning ◽

Uterine Fibroids ◽

Patient Specific ◽

Anatomical Models ◽

3D Printed

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The role of the pharmacist in the treatment of asthma – it’s not just the drug that matters

Medycyna Faktów ◽

10.24292/01.mf.0420.8 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 442-444

Author(s):

Marek Postuła

Keyword(s):

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Health Care ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Disease Management ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Inhaler Technique ◽

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Inhalation Devices

Appropriate selection and correct use of inhalation devices is an integral component in the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is well known that there are many challenges with the use of inhalers, and no one device suits all patients. Importantly, education and support is crucial, not only to enable patients to recognize the need for optimal disease management, but also to help them develop good inhaler technique. In addition, health care professionals should also aim to increase their knowledge of the devices they prescribe and develop systems to ensure that they offer comprehensive support to patients in clinical practice.

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