Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is a valuable modality in the diagnosis and
characterization of cardiovascular diseases, since it can identify abnormalities in structure …

Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies, which were developed around 30 years ago, are
still evolving. They are applied in different sectors such as aeronautics, automotive, health …

Numerical simulations to evaluate thoracic aortic hemodynamics include a computational
fluid dynamic (CFD) approach or fluid-structure interaction (FSI) approach. While CFD …

Goal: This work presents the development of a Hybrid Mock Circulatory Loop (HMCL) to
simulate hemodynamics at patient-specific level in terms of both 3D geometry and …

The Modified Blalock Taussig Shunt (MBTS) is one of the most common palliative operations
in case of cyanotic heart diseases. Thus far, the decision on the position, size, and geometry …

The importance of experimental setups able to reproduce cardiac functions was well
established in the field of clinical innovations. The mock circulatory loops acquired rising …

Abstract Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is the most common congenital heart disease. In this work,
hemodynamics of pulmonary arteries (PA) in ToF patients was investigated using patient …

Introduction: Patient-specific computational models are a powerful tool for planning
cardiovascular interventions. However, the in vivo patient-specific mechanical properties of …

Background: In the context of a growing demand for the use of in silico models to meet
clinical requests, image-based methods play a crucial role. In this study, we present a …

In recent years, 3D printing (3DP) has gained importance in various fields. This technology
has numerous applications, particularly in medicine. This contribution provides an overview …