3D printed models improving surgical outcomes, says expert

MedicalXpress | 五月 26, 2026

Researchers published a story on how 3D-printed anatomical models are being used to improve surgical outcomes. Authored by ICU nurse and health writer Jenna Congdon, BSN, RN, "Printing Personalized Medicine: 3D Models Bring Better Surgical Outcomes" reports how ENT surgeon Kyle VanKoevering, MD first used 3D modeling to recreate, then print, the head of a fetus with a potentially airway-obstructing facial mass in order to determine whether a risky surgical procedure would be necessary during delivery.