Clinical Applications of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Models in Cardiovascular Disease: Current Status and Future Directions

Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been increasingly used in medicine with applications in many di erent fields ranging from orthopaedics and tumours to cardiovascular disease. Realistic 3D models can be printed with di erent materials to replicate anatomical structures and pathologies with high a...

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Main Author: Sun, Zhonghua
Format: Journal Article
Published: MDPI AG 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81740
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description Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been increasingly used in medicine with applications in many di erent fields ranging from orthopaedics and tumours to cardiovascular disease. Realistic 3D models can be printed with di erent materials to replicate anatomical structures and pathologies with high accuracy. 3D printed models generated from medical imaging data acquired with computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasound augment the understanding of complex natomy and pathology, assist preoperative planning and simulate surgical or interventional procedures to achieve precision medicine for improvement of treatment outcomes, train young or junior doctors to gain their confidence in patient management and provide medical education to medical students or healthcare professionals as an e ective training tool. This article provides an overview of patient-specific 3D printed models with a focus on the applications in cardiovascular disease including: 3D printed models in congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease, pulmonary embolism, aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection, and aortic valvular disease. Clinical value of the patient-specific 3D printed models in these areas is presented based on the current literature, while limitations and future research in 3D printing including bioprinting of cardiovascular disease are highlighted.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-817402020-12-04T02:32:29Z Clinical Applications of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Models in Cardiovascular Disease: Current Status and Future Directions Sun, Zhonghua 1102 - Cardiorespiratory Medicine And Haematology Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been increasingly used in medicine with applications in many di erent fields ranging from orthopaedics and tumours to cardiovascular disease. Realistic 3D models can be printed with di erent materials to replicate anatomical structures and pathologies with high accuracy. 3D printed models generated from medical imaging data acquired with computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasound augment the understanding of complex natomy and pathology, assist preoperative planning and simulate surgical or interventional procedures to achieve precision medicine for improvement of treatment outcomes, train young or junior doctors to gain their confidence in patient management and provide medical education to medical students or healthcare professionals as an e ective training tool. This article provides an overview of patient-specific 3D printed models with a focus on the applications in cardiovascular disease including: 3D printed models in congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease, pulmonary embolism, aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection, and aortic valvular disease. Clinical value of the patient-specific 3D printed models in these areas is presented based on the current literature, while limitations and future research in 3D printing including bioprinting of cardiovascular disease are highlighted. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81740 10.3390/biom10111577 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ MDPI AG fulltext
spellingShingle 1102 - Cardiorespiratory Medicine And Haematology
Sun, Zhonghua
Clinical Applications of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Models in Cardiovascular Disease: Current Status and Future Directions
title Clinical Applications of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Models in Cardiovascular Disease: Current Status and Future Directions
title_full Clinical Applications of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Models in Cardiovascular Disease: Current Status and Future Directions
title_fullStr Clinical Applications of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Models in Cardiovascular Disease: Current Status and Future Directions
title_full_unstemmed Clinical Applications of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Models in Cardiovascular Disease: Current Status and Future Directions
title_short Clinical Applications of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Models in Cardiovascular Disease: Current Status and Future Directions
title_sort clinical applications of patient-specific 3d printed models in cardiovascular disease: current status and future directions
topic 1102 - Cardiorespiratory Medicine And Haematology
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81740