Three-dimensional imaging and printing in cardiology

Three-dimensional printing in cardiology: Current applications and future challenges.

Three-dimensional (3D) printing has attracted a huge interest in recent years. Broadly speaking, it refers to the technology which converts a predesigned virtual model to a touchable object. In clinical medicine, it usually converts a series of two-dimensional medical images acquired through computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging or 3D echocardiography into a physical model. Medical 3D...

Three-dimensional printing in cardiology: current status and future challenges in China

Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been employed as a potentially useful aid for the guidance of complex surgical procedures in recent years. Many clinical practitioners have preliminarily investigated its effect on improving the patients’ outcomes. As one of developing country, China has put forward a series of national plans to advance the development of this relatively new field. In this pe...

In-lab three-dimensional printing

The development of the microscope in 1590 by Zacharias Janssenby and Hans Lippershey gave the world a new way of visualizing details of morphogenesis and development. More recent improvements in this technology including confocal microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical projection tomography (OPT) have enhanced the quality of the resultant image. These technologies also allow ...

Three-dimensional printing technology.

Three-Dimensional Printing Surgical Applications

INTRODUCTION Three-dimensional printing, a technology used for decades in the industrial field, gains a lot of attention in the medical field for its potential benefits. With advancement of desktop printers, this technology is accessible and a lot of research is going on in the medical field. OBJECTIVE To evaluate its application in surgical field, which may include but not limited to surgica...