Samuel Bennett P, Pinto Candida, Pietila Todd, Vettukattil Joseph J
Congenital Heart Center, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health, 100 Michigan NE (MC273), Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA.
J Digit Imaging. 2015 Aug;28(4):459-61. doi: 10.1007/s10278-014-9761-5.
Three-dimensional printing technology has significant clinical implications for the management of congenital heart disease. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging have been established as imaging tools for the creation of physical three-dimensional models. The potential use of non-invasive bedside imaging techniques such as three-dimensional echocardiography to derive three-dimensional printed models can revolutionize the planning of interventions for complex congenital malformations. The feasibility of deriving three-dimensional printing from ultrasound provides an additional cost-effective and patient-centered option for interventional cardiologists and surgeons for the management and care of congenital heart disease patients.
三维打印技术在先天性心脏病的管理方面具有重要的临床意义。计算机断层扫描和磁共振成像已被确立为创建实体三维模型的成像工具。使用诸如三维超声心动图等非侵入性床边成像技术来获取三维打印模型的潜在用途，可能会彻底改变复杂先天性畸形的干预计划。从超声获取三维打印的可行性为介入心脏病学家和外科医生管理和护理先天性心脏病患者提供了一种额外的具有成本效益且以患者为中心的选择。
