Precision Surgery: Custom 3D-Printed Models Improve Tumor Removal, Cut Cancer Return Risk (IMAGE)

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Precision Surgery: Custom 3D-Printed Models Improve Tumor Removal, Cut Cancer Return Risk

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This 3D model of a patient’s jaw was created by doctors at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute in Columbus, OH. The 3D model helps surgeons precisely locate where the cancer is inside the patient’s jaw.

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Please courtesy The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

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