Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is widely becoming an accepted therapy for aortic stenosis. In the last 10 years, estimates place the deployment of TAVRs as high as 50,000 worldwide. Differences in size and morphology of the aortic root and surrounding anatomy are important considerations in determining which TAVR to deploy. 3D printing based off of patient images can be leveraged to create models for patient-specific surgical planning purposes. Read More

Meeting name: IPR 2016 Conjoint Meeting & Exhibition , 2016

Authors: Ryan Justin, Pophal Stephen, Aria David, Towbin Richard

Keywords: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), 3D Printing

Educational simulators provide a means for students and experts to learn and refinesurgical skills. Our objective was to develop a cost-effective, patient-derived medical simulacrum for cerebral lateral ventriculostomy. Read More

Meeting name: IPR 2016 Conjoint Meeting & Exhibition , 2016

Authors: Ryan Justin, Pophal Stephen, Aria David, Towbin Richard

Keywords: 3D Printing, Anatomical Modeling, Ventriculostomy