Three-dimensional printed moulds to obtain silicone hearts with congenital defects for paediatric heart-surgeon training.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Many types of congenital heart disease are amenable to surgical repair or palliation. The procedures are often challenging and require specific surgical training, with limited real-life exposure and often costly simulation options. Our objective was to create realistic and affordable 3D simulation models of the heart and vessels to improve training.

Methods

We created moulded vessel models using several materials, to identify the material that best replicated human vascular tissue. This material was then used to make more vessels to train residents in cannulation procedures. Magnetic resonance imaging views of a 23-month-old patient with double-outlet right ventricle were segmented using free open-source software. Re-usable moulds produced by 3D printing served to

SUBMITTER: Frei M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10942813 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature