An engineer has created a 3D model of the human heart, inspired by his daughter’s heart condition, with the goal of creating a library of virtual hearts for researchers to use whenever they want.

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 ...

In desperate need to fix a young girl's heart, a team of cardiovascular surgeons at Miami Children's Hospital tap 3D-printing to help make the operation a success. CNET freelancer Anthony Domanico is ...

SINGAPORE — Until recently, doctors at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) were using 2D images to help them get a clearer picture of complex congenital heart problems in children before they ...

A 14 month-old boy is found with heart defects. The Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville Kentucky knows that he needs surgery, but with multiple defects, it would be difficult to see precisely ...

Researchers at MIT and Boston Children's Hospital have developed a system that can take MRI scans of a patient's heart and, in a matter of hours, convert them into a tangible, physical model that ...

Full-size, realistic models of human organs could help surgeons train and practice before they cut into a patient. However, it's been challenging to make inexpensive models of a size, complexity and ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a virtual 3D heart, digitally showcasing the heart's unique network of neurons for the first time. Using the rat heart as a model, the ...

The yellow and pink heart in Dr. Huie Lin's office is an exact replica of the one beating inside the chest of Allison Bennie — a 3-D model that helped save her life. Two years ago, the 29-year-old ...