Presurgical Simulation

A presurgical simulation method has been presented that uses interactive virtual simulation with 3D computer graphics data and microscopic observation of color-printed plaster models based on these data (48). 

An interactive virtual simulation was performed by modifying the 3D data to imitate various surgical procedures, such as bone drilling, brain retraction, and tumor removal, with manipulation of a haptic device. Also, color-printed plaster models were produced using a selective laser sintering method (48). 

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