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. 2023 Sep 11;46(4):1629–1642. doi: 10.1007/s13246-023-01325-5

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Overview of the Nuss procedure simulation according to the metal bar displacement method: (a) Extraction of a chest wall 3D model from the CT image; (b) Fabrication of the 3D model with ICM, defined as the plane connecting the centroids of adjacent ribs; (c) Construction of the chest wall and metal bar FEM; (d) Scenarios for the displacement of the metal bar; (e) Performance and result indicators of simulations. Analysis is performed for T, RE, and REM scenarios; (f) Comparative analysis with the results of the actual surgery