Rapid Prototyping in Cardiac Disease : 3D Printing the Heart

This book provides an overview of the use of rapid prototyping in patients with cardiac pathology. With the exponential increase in the use of prototyping, or 3D printing technology, medical applications are becoming more widespread across specialties. Although medical centers are beginning to apply...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Farooqi, Kanwal Majeed (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319535234
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-53523-4
Physical DescriptionXIII, 198 p. 74 illus., 64 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Introduction
  • History of Rapid Prototyping
  • Creation of a 3D Printed Model from Virtual to Physical
  • Image Acquisition for Creation of a 3D Model: CT, CMR and Echocardiography
  • Postprocessing-Software and Technique Options
  • Rapid Prototyping Technologies
  • Part 2: Pediatrics
  • Imaging Considerations and Challenges in Pediatrics
  • Septal Defects
  • Tetralogy of Fallot with Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle
  • Utilization of 3D Printing for Pulmonary Valve Placement
  • 3D Printing in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Part 3: Structural Heart Disease
  • Patient-Specific Modeling for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Rapid Prototyping in Valvular Heart Disease
  • Three-Dimensional Models for Assessing Ventricular Assist Device Placement and Function
  • Cardiac Tumors
  • Part 4: Management Strategies
  • Establishing a Cardiovascular Rapid Prototyping Service
  • Utility of a 3D File Database
  • 3D Bioprinting for Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
  • Past Developments and Future Directions of 3D Cardiac Printing-A Surgeon's Perspective.