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Rapid prototyping: a new tool in understanding and treating structural heart disease.| Autors: | Michael S Kim, Adam R Hansgen, Onno Wink, Robert A Quaife, John D Carroll | | Idioma: | Eng. | | Data: | 06-05-2008 | | Revista: | Circulation
(1524-4539)
| | Lliurament: | Circulation. 2008 May;117(18):2388-94 |
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As the appreciation of structural heart disease in children and adults has increased and as catheter-based closure procedures are now being performed in clinical practice, cardiovascular physicians have multiple compelling new reasons to better understand cardiac anatomic and spatial relationships. Current 2-dimensional imaging techniques remain limited both in their ability to represent the complex 3-dimensional relationships present in structural heart disease and in their capacity to adequately facilitate often complex corrective procedures. This review discusses the cardiovascular applications of rapid prototyping, a new technology that may not only play a significant role in the planning of catheter-based interventions but also may serve as a valuable educational tool to enhance the medical community's understanding of the many forms of structural heart disease.
| | Copyright: | Circulation
University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. | | Full text: | | | Temes: | Adult, Aged, Comprehension, Diagnostic Imaging, Female, Heart Defects, Congenital, Heart Septal Defects, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome | | | |
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