Lifelike simulations that make real-life surgery safer

Title:: Lifelike simulations that make real-life surgery safer
Speaker:: Peter Weinstock
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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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 16:58

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