For the first time, hybrid 3D model of the heart gives accurate details and enable physicians to diagnose and treat heart disease.
The team used specialized software, which creates more detailed and anatomically accurate 3D renderings and printed models.
The model will promote better diagnostic capability and improved interventional and surgical planning, which will help determine whether a condition can be treated via transcatheter route or if it requires surgery.
"Hybrid 3D printing integrates the best aspects of two or more imaging modalities," said Jordan Gosnell, cardiac sonographer and lead author of the study. The study also opens the way for these techniques to be used in combination with a third tool magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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The correlation between diet, lifestyle and heart disease. The importance of balanced diet life style and exercise for controlling heart disease.
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