by Sandy Engelhardt, Simon Sauerzapf, Bernhard Preim, Matthias Karck, Ivo Wolf, Raffaele De Simone
Abstract:
Given the multitude of challenges surgeons face during mitral valve repair surgery, they should have a high confidence in handling of instruments and in the application of surgical techniques before they enter the operating room. Unfortunately, opportunities for surgical training of minimally invasive repair are very limited, leading to a situation where most surgeons undergo a steep learning curve while operating the first patients.
Reference:
Flexible and comprehensive patient-specific mitral valve silicone models with chordae tendineae made from 3D-printable molds (Sandy Engelhardt, Simon Sauerzapf, Bernhard Preim, Matthias Karck, Ivo Wolf, Raffaele De Simone), In International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, volume 14, 2019.
Bibtex Entry:
@article{engelhardt_flexible_2019,
	title = {Flexible and comprehensive patient-specific mitral valve silicone models with chordae tendineae made from 3D-printable molds},
	volume = {14},
	issn = {1861-6429},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-019-01971-9},
	doi = {10.1007/s11548-019-01971-9},
	abstract = {Given the multitude of challenges surgeons face during mitral valve repair surgery, they should have a high confidence in handling of instruments and in the application of surgical techniques before they enter the operating room. Unfortunately, opportunities for surgical training of minimally invasive repair are very limited, leading to a situation where most surgeons undergo a steep learning curve while operating the first patients.},
	number = {7},
	journal = {International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery},
	author = {Engelhardt, Sandy and Sauerzapf, Simon and Preim, Bernhard and Karck, Matthias and Wolf, Ivo and De Simone, Raffaele},
	month = jul,
	year = {2019},
	pages = {1177--1186}
}