GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Spectrum Health heart specialists say they have printed the first 3D image of a heart using multiple imaging techniques to create a more detailed model. Although 3D model printing ...

A company called Biolife4D has developed the technology to print human cardiac tissue by collecting blood cells from a patient and converting these cells to a type of stem cell called Induced ...

As 3D printing becomes more and more used in a wide range of fields, medical science is not left behind. From the more standard uses such as printing medical equipment and prosthetics to more advanced ...

One of the challenges doctors face in diagnosing and treating abnormal heart conditions is understanding the mechanics of an individual's heart. Several companies have attempted to create usable 3D ...

MIT engineers are 3D printing replicas of patients’ hearts in an attempt to improve replacement valve procedures for those living with heart disease. Scientists are creating custom robotic hearts that ...

Israeli researchers have created what they say is the world's first 3D-printed heart, made using cells and biological material from a human patient. According to a paper published in the journal ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University managed to successfully print the first ever 3D heart that uses cells and biological materials from a patient. The medical breakthrough, which was published today in ...

It was 2013, and Key West resident Candace Estep had been feeling fatigued and rundown for months, but was a master of ignoring the problem. A wine representative and divorcée, she worked at home, but ...

Children's cardiac surgery has been revolutionised by the development of 3D-printed models of patients' hearts, a leading ...

An Israeli company has developed a first of its kind 3D holographic technology it says, could pave the way to a new era of interventional medicine. RealView Imaging LTD says it has recently completed ...

At 3 weeks old, Samantha underwent the first of four surgeries for congenital single-ventricle heart disease. She had been diagnosed before birth with the rare birth defect that left only half of her ...

Discover how St. Elizabeth is transforming heart surgery with 3D 4K endoscopy—offering safer, less invasive procedures and faster recovery. Heart surgery is rapidly changing and St. Elizabeth ...