Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing is at the crossroads of printer and materials
engineering, noninvasive diagnostic imaging, computer-aided design, and structural heart …

Abstract 3D-printed models fabricated from CT, MRI, or echocardiography data provide the
advantage of haptic feedback, direct manipulation, and enhanced understanding of …

Physical organ models are the objects that replicate the patient‐specific anatomy and have
played important roles in modern medical diagnosis and disease treatment. 3D printing, as a …

Modern imaging techniques are an essential component of preoperative planning in plastic
and reconstructive surgery. However, conventional modalities, including three-dimensional …

Abstract Medical 3-dimensional (3D) printing is emerging as a clinically relevant imaging
tool in directing preoperative and intraoperative planning in many surgical specialties and …

Background Shortcomings in existing methods of image segmentation preclude the
widespread adoption of patient-specific 3D printing as a routine decision-making tool in the …

Conventional tissue engineering, cell therapy, and current medical approaches were shown
to be successful in reducing mortality rate and complications caused by cardiovascular …

Background 3D printing is a promising technique that may have applications in medicine,
and there is expanding interest in the use of patient-specific 3D models to guide surgical …

As catheter-based structural heart interventions become increasingly complex, the ability to
effectively model patient-specific valve geometry as well as the potential interaction of an …

Survival in congenital heart disease has steadily improved since 1938, when Dr. Robert
Gross successfully ligated for the first time a patent ductus arteriosus in a 7-year-old child. To …