Author: ogipogi
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Virtual Reality Technology Used in Pioneering Surgery in Macedonia
[Skopje, Macedonia] – [October 8, 2024] – Today, at the University Clinic for Surgical Diseases “St. Naum Ohridski” Skopje, the first operation assisted by virtual reality (VR) technology was performed. This procedure was carried out by Dr. Stefan Arsenkov, an abdominal surgeon at the hospital and co-founder of the company 3DLoom. During the gallbladder removal…
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3D printing technology to create accurate models of patients’ internal organs before surgeries
The video showcases how Dr. Stefan Arsenkov and his team at the University Clinic in Skopje are using 3D printing technology to create accurate models of patients’ internal organs before surgeries. The process involves: These 3D printed organ models allow the surgeons to visualize and study the patient’s unique anatomy in great detail prior to…
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3D Printing for Preoperative Planning in Pancreatic Resection for Rare Metastasis from Ovarian Cancer: a case report
Secondary pancreatic malignancies are a rarely reported entity, limited to sporadic case reports in the medical literature. Most oftenly these secondary malignancies are of renal origin, followed by gastrointestinal tumors and lung cancer as the primary tumor sites. Metastatic tumors from ovarian origin are few and far between. In our understanding this is the first…
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Enthusiasm of Young Dr. Arsenkov Brings AI to Macedonian Healthcare
Dr. Stefan Arsenkov is a young surgeon at the University Clinic “St. Naum Ohridski” who uses artificial intelligence (AI) for preoperative planning. AI helps shorten his work that used to take 10 hours down to 2-3 hours by generating 3D models of patient organs from medical scans. These 3D models allow for more precise and…
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Video interview: Creating 3D models for preoperative planning
According to the video interview with Dr. Stefan Arsenkov, a specialist in abdominal surgery, they create 3D models of patients’ internal organs before surgeries based on CT scans and MRI images. These 3D models allow them to visualize the individual anatomy of each patient and display the structures they will encounter during the surgery. Dr.…
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Enhancing surgical planning of distal splenopancreatectomy through 3D printed models: a case report
Published by: Oxford Academic, Journal of Surgical Case Reports, Volume 2023, Issue 9, September 2023, rjad528, https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad528 Publication Link: https://academic.oup.com/jscr/article/2023/9/rjad528/7276426 Abstract: The complex anatomy of the peripancreatic region was a challenge to many surgeons in the past. Up until recently, the only way to prepare and plan a surgery was through the use of traditional 2D…