Application of three-dimensional printing technology in the percutaneous coronary intervention field / 中国医学装备

ABSTRACT

Under the guidance of three-dimensional images, and the superposition of special material step by step, three-dimensional entity model can be generated. It is a new technology which has been developing rapidly in recent years. Now 3-D printing products has penetrated into every aspect of our lives, at the same time, with the progressing of 3-D imaging technology and materials engineering, 3-D printing technology are gradually applying to medical practice, including the orthopaedics, treatment of congenital heart disease and valve replacement. There are few researches about the 3-D printing technology in the application of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), so the paper is to preliminary explore the application of 3-D printing in PCI from three aspects of technology teaching, doctor-patient communication and surgical planning.