Engineers developed a procedure to 3D print a soft and flexible replica of a patient's heart. These models could help doctors tailor treatments, such as aortic valves, to an individual patient. No two ...

Before operating on someone, it would be very helpful if cardiac surgeons could examine a physical model of that specific individual's heart. Well, they should soon be able to do so – and the model ...

For pre-surgical planning or medical education, a personalized version of the Living Heart can be registered in 3D space to a model of the patient in question. A long-term collaboration known as the ...