TY - JOUR
T1 - Living the heart in three dimensions
T2 - Applications of 3D printing in CHD
AU - Forte, Mari Nieves Velasco
AU - Hussain, Tarique
AU - Roest, Arno
AU - Gomez, Gorka
AU - Jongbloed, Monique
AU - Simpson, John
AU - Pushparajah, Kuberan
AU - Byrne, Nick
AU - Valverde, Israel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Advances in biomedical engineering have led to three-dimensional (3D)-printed models being used for a broad range of different applications. Teaching medical personnel, communicating with patients and relatives, planning complex heart surgery, or designing new techniques for repair of CHD via cardiac catheterisation are now options available using patient-specific 3D-printed models. The management of CHD can be challenging owing to the wide spectrum of morphological conditions and the differences between patients. Direct visualisation and manipulation of the patients' individual anatomy has opened new horizons in personalised treatment, providing the possibility of performing the whole procedure in vitro beforehand, thus anticipating complications and possible outcomes. In this review, we discuss the workflow to implement 3D printing in clinical practice, the imaging modalities used for anatomical segmentation, the applications of this emerging technique in patients with structural heart disease, and its limitations and future directions.
AB - Advances in biomedical engineering have led to three-dimensional (3D)-printed models being used for a broad range of different applications. Teaching medical personnel, communicating with patients and relatives, planning complex heart surgery, or designing new techniques for repair of CHD via cardiac catheterisation are now options available using patient-specific 3D-printed models. The management of CHD can be challenging owing to the wide spectrum of morphological conditions and the differences between patients. Direct visualisation and manipulation of the patients' individual anatomy has opened new horizons in personalised treatment, providing the possibility of performing the whole procedure in vitro beforehand, thus anticipating complications and possible outcomes. In this review, we discuss the workflow to implement 3D printing in clinical practice, the imaging modalities used for anatomical segmentation, the applications of this emerging technique in patients with structural heart disease, and its limitations and future directions.
KW - 3D printing
KW - CHD
KW - cardiac magnetic resonance
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U2 - 10.1017/S1047951119000398
DO - 10.1017/S1047951119000398
M3 - Article
C2 - 31198120
AN - SCOPUS:85067338235
SN - 1047-9511
VL - 29
SP - 733
EP - 743
JO - Cardiology in the Young
JF - Cardiology in the Young
IS - 6
ER -