Comparison of 3D printing model to 3D virtual reconstruction and 2D imaging for the clinical education of interns in hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The clinical education of interns on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is both crucial and difficult in China, even if the education reform has advanced constantly over the years. The value of specific 3D printing model (3DPM) in clinical education of HCC is uncertain, and relevant literatures are very few. This study aimed to explore the effects of a patient-specific 3D printing liver model on the clinical education of HCC.

Methods

Three laparoscopic hepatectomies were collected. For each case, a 3D virtual reconstruction (3DVR) and 3DPM were created using multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) data, respectively. A total of 62 interns were randomly assigned to each group (3DPM, 3DVR, and MDCT groups) through a table of random numbers for random grouping. Followi

SUBMITTER: Cheng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10007920 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature