ReviewNature reviews. Urology2018
The potential of 3D printing in urological research and patient care.
Review in Nature reviews. Urology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed.
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- 4D metallic metamaterials for bone implants via biodegradation.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Recent Technological Advances in Monitoring and Neuromodulation of Non-Malignant and Neurogenic Bladder Conditions.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Review
- Three-Dimensional Bioprinting: A Comprehensive Review for Applications in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- 3D Printing for the Development of Palatal Defect Prosthetics.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2024Article
- Advances in 3D bioprinting for urethral tissue reconstruction.Trends in biotechnology · 2024Review
- Bioprinted Membranes for Corneal Tissue Engineering: A Review.Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
- Case report: Reconstruction of a complex maxillofacial gunshot defect using a titanium patient-specific implant in a dog.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Anatomical Engineering and 3D Printing for Surgery and Medical Devices: International Review and Future Exponential Innovations.BioMed research international · 2022Review
- Three-Dimensional Physical Model in Urologic Cancer.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- 3D printing in orthopaedic surgery: a scoping review of randomized controlled trials.Bone & joint research · 2021Article
- Combining Augmented Reality and 3D Printing to Improve Surgical Workflows in Orthopedic Oncology: Smartphone Application and Clinical Evaluation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The Role of 3D-Printed Phantoms and Devices for Organ-specified Appliances in Urology.International journal of bioprinting · 2021Review
- Three-Dimensional Technology Applications in Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery: Current Surgical Implications.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Three-dimensional printing versus conventional machining in the creation of a meatal urethral dilator: development and mechanical testing.Biomedical engineering online · 2020Article
- Towards clinical application of tissue engineering for erectile penile regeneration.Nature reviews. Urology · 2019Review
- Review of the effect of 3D medical printing and virtual reality on urology training with ‘MedTRain3DModsim’ Erasmus + European Union ProjectTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2019Review
- [Imaging in individualized uro-oncology].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2018Review
- Trinity of Three-Dimensional (3D) Scaffold, Vibration, and 3D Printing on Cell Culture Application: A Systematic Review and Indicating Future Direction.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Review
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Abstract
3D printing is an evolving technology that enables the creation of unique organic and inorganic structures with high precision. In urology, the technology has demonstrated potential uses in both patient and clinician education as well as in clinical practice. The four major techniques used for 3D printing are inkjet printing, extrusion printing, laser sintering, and stereolithography. Each of these techniques can be applied to the production of models for education and surgical planning, prosthetic construction, and tissue bioengineering. Bioengineering is potentially the most important application of 3D printing, as the ability to produce functional organic constructs might, in the future, enable urologists to replicate and replace abnormal tissues with neo-organs, improving patient survival and quality of life.
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