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ART AND MEDICINE |
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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Art, medicine and technology
Rachel Hajar M.D.
Heart Hospital, HMC, Doha, Qatar
Date of Web Publication | 9-Feb-2015 |
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 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1995-705X.151097
How to cite this article: Hajar R. Art, medicine and technology. Heart Views 2014;15:135 |

Surgeons created a 3D printed model of a child's heart with complex congenital heart disease using data from an MRI, giving them a roadmap to perform the surgery.
Just as the technology of echocardiography transformed cardiac diagnosis in the mid-1970s, so 3D- printing technology will revolutionize cardiac surgery.
Source: http://www.texilaconnect.com/surgeons-use-3d-printed-heart-to-save-life-of-2-week-old-baby/#more-8271
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