Browsing by Author "Valls Esteve, Arnau"

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    • 3D printed prototype of a complex neuroblastoma for preoperative surgical planning 

      Tejo Otero, Aitor; Fenollosa i Artés, Felip; Uceda Molera, Roger; Castellví, Anna; Lustig, Pamela; Valls Esteve, Arnau; Ayats, Marta; Munuera, Josep; Buj Corral, Irene; Krauel, Lucas (Elsevier BV, 2021-06)
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      Neuroblastoma is the most common abdominal solid tumour in childhood. Its removal implies a complex surgery that requires surgical experience due to the usual encassement of major abdominal blood vessels. Standard surgical ...

    • 3D printed surgical planning prototype manufactured by a hybrid multi-material 3D printer 

      Tejo Otero, Aitor; Castellví, Anna; Lustig, Pamela; Fenollosa i Artés, Felip; Uceda Molera, Roger; Buj Corral, Irene; Krauel, Lucas; Valls Esteve, Arnau; Munuera, Josep (Institute of Physics (IOP), 2021-10-01)
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      Surgical planning is a preoperative method of pre-visualization that is carried out before or during a surgical intervention in order to achieve the best outcome. This can be done either image-based or hands-on. Regarding ...

    • A state-of-the-art guide about the effects of sterilization processes on 3D-printed materials for surgical planning and medical applications: a comparative study 

      Valls Esteve, Arnau; Lustig Gainza, Pamela; Adell Gomez, Nuria; Tejo Otero, Aitor; Englí Rueda, Marti; Julian Alvarez, Estibaliz; Navarro Sureda, Osmeli; Fenollosa i Artés, Felip; Rubio Palau, Josep; Krauel, Lucas; Munuera, Josep (2023-05-17)
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      Surgeons use different medical devices in the surgery, such as patient-specific anatomical models, cutting and positioning guides, or implants. These devices must be sterilized before being used in the operation room. There ...

    • Advanced strategies for the fabrication of multi-material anatomical models of complex pediatric oncologic cases 

      Valls Esteve, Arnau; Tejo Otero, Aitor; Adell Gomez, Nuria; Lustig Gainza, Pamela; Fenollosa i Artés, Felip; Buj Corral, Irene; Rubio Palau, Josep; Munuera Del cerro, Josep; Krauel, Lucas (2024-01-01)
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      The printing and manufacturing of anatomical 3D models has gained popularity in complex surgical cases for surgical planning, simulation and training, the evaluation of anatomical relations, medical device testing and ...

    • Developing tuneable viscoelastic silicone gel-based inks for precise 3D printing of clinical phantoms 

      Nieva Esteve, Gloria; Agullo Chaler, Nuria; Grande Molina, Miguel; Adell Gomez, Nuria; Tarrado, Xavier; Calvo Duarte, Laura; Valls Esteve, Arnau; Giménez Salinas, Lucas Krauel; Fenollosa i Artés, Felip; Texidó Bartes, Robert; Borrós Gómez, Salvador (Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2024-03-01)
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      Tissue and organ phantoms with realistic anatomical features are becoming increasingly popular in the medical field due to their potential to revolutionize surgical planning and practice. Despite advancements in the ...

    • Exploration of a hearing protective device solution for premature babies 

      Valls Esteve, Arnau (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-05)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
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      The levels of noise in most hospital NICUs frequently exceed recommended World Health Organization (WHO) standards and recommended international limits. Additionally, premature babies and newborns can have stays of up to ...

    • Foreseeing new multi-material FFF-Additive Manufacturing concepts meeting mimicking requirements with living tissues 

      Fenollosa i Artés, Felip; Gomà Ayats, Joan Ramon; Buj Corral, Irene; Tejo Otero, Aitor; Minguella Canela, Joaquim; Uceda Molera, Roger; Valls Esteve, Arnau; Ayats, Marta (2019)
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      The development of additive manufacturing (AM) during the last years has revolutionized not only the industry, but also the medical sector. This alongside the necessity in our society and in medicine to enhance the quality ...

    • Novel classification of brain vascular tortuosity measures: A systematic review 

      Bernaus, Sandra; Romagosa Pérez, Júlia; Mata Miquel, Cristian; Stephan-Otto, Christian; Benítez Iglesias, Raúl; Valls Esteve, Arnau; Munuera Del cerro, Josep (Elsevier, 2025-05)
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      Given the absence of a standardized measure for evaluating tortuosity in cerebrovascular images, our investigation focuses on the methods used to estimate vascular tortuosity over the past decade. The main purpose is to ...

    • Patient comprehension of oncologic surgical procedures using 3D printed surgical planning prototypes 

      Tejo Otero, Aitor; Valls Esteve, Arnau; Fenollosa i Artés, Felip; Siles-Hinojosa, Alexander; Nafria Escalera, Begonya; Ayats, Marta; Buj Corral, Irene; Otero, María del Carmen; Rubio-Palau, Josep; Munuera, Josep; Krauel, Lucas (Elsevier BV, 2022-08)
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      Patient understanding of complex surgical procedures and post-intervention consequences is often poor. Little is known about the effectiveness of 3D printed models to improve the comprehension of the medical information ...

    • Patient-specific 3D printed soft models for liver surgical planning and hands-on training 

      Valls Esteve, Arnau; Tejo Otero, Aitor; Lustig Gainza, Pamela; Buj Corral, Irene; Fenollosa i Artés, Felip; Rubio Palau, Josep; Barber Martinez de la Torre, Ignasi; Munuera, Josep; Fondevila, Constantino; Krauel, Lucas (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-04-01)
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      Background: Pre-surgical simulation-based training with three-dimensional (3D) models has been intensively developed in complex surgeries in recent years. This is also the case in liver surgery, although with fewer reported ...