Study of critical manufacturing processes for the creation of 3D and fully transparent medical models of aneurysm and bronchi of the Lung

Abstract

To support the training of neurosurgeons, innovative simulators associated with professional medical courses are needed. Virtual reality and 3D models have been making their way into surgical training facilities and medical schools for several years. However, both simulators cannot provide a hands-on and tactile experience of what it is like to see and feel in a real surgical procedure. Professor Pin-Chuan Chen of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the National Taiwan University of Science and neurosurgeon Dr Wei-Hsiu Liu of the National Defense Medical Center, are collaborating to design and create a new generation of lifelike medical simulators for neurosurgery training.