Update on 3D Heart Library

Dr. Matthew Bramlet discovered 3D printing back in 2009, and not long after that the pediatric cardiologist was 3D printing his first heart model. Amazed at the way the patient-specific model changed the course of the surgery, Dr. Bramlet was sold on the technology for good. He decided to begin building a digital library of heart models, consisting of scans of hearts with a variety of defects, submitted by physicians. Last year, we updated you on Dr. Bramlet's project, which has since gained several partners and is growing into an open, expanding digital repository called the 3D Heart Library. Now, eight years after he first discovered 3D printing, Dr. Bramlet and several other experts have published a paper on the impact of 3D printing on the treatment of congenital heart disease, appropriately titled "The Impact of Three-Dimensional Printing on the Study and Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease." Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/169478/3d-printed-heart-model-paper/

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