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- Masahiko Wanibuchi, Shouhei Noshiro, Toshiya Sugino, Yukinori Akiyama, Takeshi Mikami, Satoshi Iihoshi, Kei Miyata, Katsuya Komatsu, and Nobuhiro Mikuni.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
- World Neurosurg. 2016 Jul 1; 91: 66-72.
ObjectiveA 3-dimensional temporal bone model for skull base surgical training was reconstructed via the use of a selective laser sintering technique, which is one of the 3-dimensional printing technologies.MethodsThe temporal bone model was created in 2 pieces to remove powder material in the mastoid air cells and to place dye into the semicircular canal and the Fallopian canal.ResultsThe powder material was minimal, and the decisive structures were identified in color.ConclusionsThis artificial model will pave the way to a "new era" in surgical training and medical education.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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