3D Printing. Applications in Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 2

1 Introduction
2 3D printing and nanotechnology
3 3D printing and tissue engineering
4 3D printing and virtual Augmented reality
5 3D printing: intellectual property and innovation
6 3D printing in pancreatic surgery
7 3D printing in Hebatobilliary Surgery
8 3D Printing in Patient obstetrics and Gynecology
9 3D printing in neurosurgery
10 3D printing in Thoracic Surgery
11 3D printing and plastic Surgery
12 3D printing and Global surgery
13 3D printing Future in diagnostic and interventional Radiology
14 3D printing and colorectal surgery 

New technologies in 3D printing offer innovative capabilities in surgery, from planning complex operations through to educational purposes and providing alternatives to traditional training with more cost-effective outcomes. This hot topic title synthesizes the most up-to-date information on 3D printing and its application into surgical specialties including, hebatobilliary and pancreatic surgery, vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, and more.

• Discusses challenges and opportunities of 3D printing across surgical sub-specialties.
• Covers 3D printing and its application in major surgical specialties, as well as dentistry, transplantation, global surgery, and diagnostic and interventional radiology.
• Consolidates today's available information on this burgeoning topic into a single convenient resource.

Author Information
By Vasileios N. Papadopoulos; Vassilios Tsioukas and Jasjit S. Suri, Chairman of Global Biomedical Technologies, Inc., Roseville, CA, USA