Open AccessPersonalized 3D printed coronary models in coronary stenting
Author(s) -
Zhonghua Sun,
Shirley Jansen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-4292
pISSN - 2223-4306
DOI - 10.21037/qims.2019.06.21
Subject(s) - stent , lumen (anatomy) , coronary arteries , medicine , volume rendering , coronary stent , biomedical engineering , 3d printed , coronary artery disease , maximum intensity projection , radiology , artery , rendering (computer graphics) , computer science , surgery , computer graphics (images) , angiography , restenosis
3D printing has shown great promise in cardiovascular disease, with reports mainly focusing on pre-surgical planning and medical education. Research on utilization of 3D printed models in simulating coronary stenting has not been reported. In this study, we presented our experience of placing coronary stents into personalized 3D printed coronary models with the aim of determining stent lumen visibility with images reconstructed with different postprocessing views and algorithms.