The 3D-printed model of the left side of the heart will enable surgeons and medical students to rehearse important heart ...

A spokesperson for Birmingham Children's Hospital said the 3D printed heart would be a big help for them in the run up to the operation, as well as to teach future surgeons. Penny's condition was was ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. It looks ...

A 14 month-old boy is found with heart defects. The Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville Kentucky knows that he needs surgery, but with multiple defects, it would be difficult to see precisely ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Spectrum Health heart specialists say they have printed the first 3D image of a heart using multiple imaging techniques to create a more detailed model. Although 3D model printing ...

Children's cardiac surgery has been revolutionised by the development of 3D-printed models of patients' hearts, a leading consultant has said. Southampton Children's Hospital has created more than 100 ...

The yellow and pink heart in Dr. Huie Lin's office is an exact replica of the one beating inside the chest of Allison Bennie — a 3-D model that helped save her life. Two years ago, the 29-year-old ...

Dr. Redmond P. Burke, chief of cardiovascular surgery at Miami Children’s Hospital, holds a 3D-printed heart model. The program is the first in the region to use 3D printing technology to create a ...