Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-10-2020
Abstract
This report describes the first use of a novel workflow for in-house computer-aided design (CAD) for application in a resource-limited surgical outreach setting. Preoperative computed tomography imaging obtained locally in Haiti was used to produce rapid-prototyped 3-dimensional (3D) mandibular models for 2 patients with large ameloblastomas. Models were used for patient consent, surgical education, and surgical planning. Computer-aided design and 3D models have the potential to significantly aid the process of complex surgery in the outreach setting by aiding in surgical consent and education, in addition to expected surgical applications of improved anatomic reconstruction.
Recommended Citation
Vimawala, Swar; Gao, Terry; Goldfarb, Jared; Gadaleta, Dominick; Ku, Bon; Jean-Gilles, Patrick; Luginbuhl, Adam; Pugliese, Robert; Weed, Donald; and Curry, Joseph M, "Initial Experience Using 3-Dimensional Printed Models for Head and Neck Reconstruction in Haiti." (2020). Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers. Paper 50.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/otofp/50
Creative Commons License
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PubMed ID
32776836
Language
English
Comments
This is the final published version of the article from the Ears Nose and Throat Journal, 2020, August 10, 145561320938920
The article can also be accessed at the journal's website https://doi.org/10.1177/0145561320938920
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Publication made possible in part by support from the Jefferson Open Access Fund