Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death worldwide. In recent years, 3D
printing technology has ushered in a new era of innovation in cardiovascular medicine. 3D …

Additive manufacturing is swiftly transitioning from a prototy** tool to a useful technology
for industrial-scale manufacturing. As global industries seek to harness its potential, several …

Purpose This study aims to develop a realistic 3D printing-based simulator for the training
and planning of the left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) to be used in the cath lab …

Thrombosis commonly develops in the left atrial appendage of patients with atrial fibrillation.
The formation of blood clots in atrial appendage is a complex process, which depends on …

Introduction Three-dimensional printed models are widely used in the medical field for
surgical and interventional planning. In the context of complex cardiovascular defects such …

Purpose This study aims to examine the efficacy of 3D printing polymers to realistically
mimic the fossa ovalis (FO)–a cardiac structure that is positioned in the interatrial septum–for …

Accurate segmentation of the heart is essential for personalized blood flow simulations and
surgical intervention planning. Segmentations need to be accurate in every spatial …

Early detection of changes in the left ventricular myocardium (LVM) is crucial for deriving
clinical parameters essential for the treatment of various cardiovascular diseases. These …

More than 90% of atrial thrombi in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation originate in the
Left Atrial Appendage (LAA), a diverticulum of the left atrium of the human heart, whose …

Conventional road boundary intelligent identification methods mainly use black-and-white
optical driving method to generate road boundary detection binary image, which is easily …