An engineer has created a 3D model of the human heart, inspired by his daughter’s heart condition, with the goal of creating a library of virtual hearts for researchers to use whenever they want.

For pre-surgical planning or medical education, a personalized version of the Living Heart can be registered in 3D space to a model of the patient in question. A long-term collaboration known as the ...

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — A Sand Springs high school student played an important role in creating a needed training tool for Warren Clinic Maternal and Fetal Medicine. They now have a 3D fetal heart model ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a virtual 3D heart, digitally showcasing the heart's unique network of neurons for the first time. Using the rat heart as a model, the ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. It looks ...

Dr. Arya Basu, an assistant professor of computer science, has completed the first phase of the project, “Robust 2D to 3D Cardiac Arterial Mapping and Visualization for Surgical Preplanning.” He has ...

DENVER (CBS4) - A baby boy survived half a dozen heart defects thanks to doctors at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children (RMHC). It was a team effort of cardiac specialists and surgeons that included ...

A person wears virtual reality goggles to view and manipulate images in the Living Heart Project. (Photo: Courtesy of Dassault Systèmes and the Living Heart Project) Clinical trials can be very ...

Long-term, the dream of 3D-printed objects is to use additive manufacturing to be able to bioprint entire functional organs for use in transplant surgeries. While we are not at that point just yet, ...

Understanding the need for high-quality and interactive design presentations, SketchUp has introduced new features in their iPad and web apps to make sharing and communicating in 3D easier using their ...