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 ...

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Dr Julius Guccione, a 50-year-old cardiac researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, was mesmerised the first time he saw a virtual image of a beating heart. He’d been using math ...

How can you distinguish between a good surgeon and an exceptional surgeon? According to some medical experts, it's that all-too-rare ability to visualize a human organ in three dimensions from little ...

In a proof of concept study, scientists have successfully performed 3-D personalized virtual simulations of the heart to accurately identify where cardiac specialists should electrically destroy ...

Dassault Systèmes, a provider of 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, has announced the world’s first 3D realistic simulation model of a whole human ...

Now, Georgia Tech researchers have created a 3D-printed heart valve made of bioresorbable materials and designed to fit an individual patient's unique anatomy. Once implanted, the valves will be ...