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Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 8/2017

01-08-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Patient-specific simulation: a new avenue to be explored

Authors: Greta K. Wood, Louise Kenny

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 8/2017

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We read with interest the recent article ‘Preoperative simulation of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement using patient-specific replica’ by Murakami and colleagues which describes the development of patient-specific replicas to guide preoperative planning during minimally invasive aortic valve replacement [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Patient-specific simulation: a new avenue to be explored
Authors
Greta K. Wood
Louise Kenny
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-017-0793-x

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