New low-cost magnifying device for temporal bone laboratory

Temporal bone dissection has important role in educating and training oto and skull base surgeons. Mounting of a temporal bone laboratory is expensive. A dedicated magnifying system, such as a surgical microscope or an endoscopic equipment, represents one of the most significant costs. The aim of th...

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Autores principales: Rinaldi, Vittorio, Casale, Manuele, Moffa, Antonio, Mancini, Giovanni, Carioli, Daniela, Portmann, Didier, Cassano, Michele, Pignataro, Lorenzo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chinese PLA General Hospital 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6570644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31223305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joto.2019.02.001
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Sumario:Temporal bone dissection has important role in educating and training oto and skull base surgeons. Mounting of a temporal bone laboratory is expensive. A dedicated magnifying system, such as a surgical microscope or an endoscopic equipment, represents one of the most significant costs. The aim of this study is to test and demonstrate the utility of a commercial USB as a low-cost solution to equip the laboratory with a good magnifying system and illumination.

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