Lifelike simulations that make real-life surgery safer

Name: Lifelike simulations that make real-life surgery safer
Uploaded: 2017-03-20T14:57:11Z
Duration: 16 min 49 s
Description: Critical care doctor Peter Weinstock shows how surgical teams are using a blend of Hollywood special effects and 3D printing to create amazingly lifelike reproductions of real patients -- so they can practice risky surgeries ahead of time. Think: "Operate twice, cut once." Glimpse the future of surgery in this forward-thinking talk.

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Peter Weinstock |

TEDxNatick

• January 2016

Critical care doctor Peter Weinstock shows how surgical teams are using a blend of Hollywood special effects and 3D printing to create amazingly lifelike reproductions of real patients -- so they can practice risky surgeries ahead of time. Think: "Operate twice, cut once." Glimpse the future of surgery in this forward-thinking talk.