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Altering management decisions with gained anatomical insight from a 3D printed model of a complex ventricular septal defect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2016

Puneet Bhatla ,
Ralph S. Mosca  and
Justin T. Tretter
Puneet Bhatla
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
Ralph S. Mosca
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiac Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
Justin T. Tretter*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: J.T. Tretter, MD, NYU Langone Medical Center, 401-403 East 34th Street, New York, NY 10016, United States of America. Tel: +212 263 5940; Fax: +212 263 8301; E-mail: jt.tretter@gmail.com
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Abstract

Rapid prototyping is quickly gaining utility in various complex forms of CHD. In properly selected cases, these printed models provide detailed anatomical understanding that help guide potential surgical and cardiac catheterisation interventions. We present a case of a tunnel-like ventricular septal defect referred for surgical repair, where the decision to obtain a three-dimensional printed model helped in better understanding of the anatomy, leading to delaying, and hopefully avoiding altogether, surgical repair.

Keywords

Ventricular septal defectCHDcomputed tomographyechocardiographyrapid prototyping
Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , March 2017 , pp. 377 - 380
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Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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References

1. Riesenkampff, E, Rietdorf, U, Wolf, I, et al. The practical clinical value of three-dimensional models of complex congenitally malformed hearts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 138: 571–580.Google Scholar

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