Feasibility of Easy to Use and Inexpensive Three-Dimensional Printed Educational Model of Temporal Bone: Practiced Without Drilling.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Three-dimensional (3D) printed temporal bone model draws great attention as a promising alternative for conventional cadaveric model in education of otologic surgery. However, its high price and requirement for specialized tools hinder widespread use. We devised a simple educational model based on lattice structure to overcome these problems and compared it with a commercial model.

Methods

We converted high-resolution temporal bone computed tomography images into stereolithography format, and printed it using the G005 3D printing system from CUBICON^©. In this process, the part to be drilled out was made of lattice structure. We evaluated the model by a questionnaire prepared in advance, and compared the results with those of a commercial model.

Result

SUBMITTER: Lee SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11452859 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature