Cardiovascular Business April 29, 2020
Until recently, cardiologists’ eyes tended to glaze over at the mention of using 3D printing in their practices. Most believed the costs would be too high for routine use, that the applications and the price tag were better suited to academic applications. Now, as financial and other obstacles are starting to fade, a growing number of cardiologists are pausing to take a closer look at the opportunities that 3D printing might offer.
The idea of using 3D-printed models of organs, vessels and tissues manufactured based on CT, MRI or echocardiography studies might sound daunting to some cardiologists, acknowledges Fadi Matar, MD, associate professor at the University of South Florida (USF) Health’s Morsani College of Medicine and medical director of the...
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