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Patient-Specific Modeling for Structural Heart Intervention: Role of 3D Printing Today and TomorrowCME Cover

Patient-Specific Modeling for Structural Heart Intervention: Role of 3D Printing Today and TomorrowCME

Open Access
|Apr 2020

Abstract

Structural heart interventions (SHIs) are increasingly applicable in a wide range of heart defects, but the intricate and dynamic nature of cardiac structures can make SHIs challenging to perform. Three-dimensional (3D) printed modeling integrates advanced clinical imaging and 3D printing technology to replicate patient-specific anatomy for comprehensive planning and simulation of SHIs. This review discusses the basic principles of patient-specific 3D print model development, print material selection, and model fabrication and highlights how cardiovascular 3D printing can be used in preprocedural planning, device sizing, enhanced communication, and procedure simulation.

Language: English
Page range: 130 - 137
Published on: Apr 1, 2020
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2020 Marija Vukicevic, Stefano Filippini, Stephen H. Little, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.