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Lifelike simulations that make real-life surgery safer | Peter Weinstock

Lifelike simulations that make real-life surgery safer | Peter Weinstock

Lifelike simulations that make real-life surgery safer | Peter Weinstock

TED Talks Daily · TED

October 24, 201717m 5s

Show Notes

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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