Pediatric Cardiology

Congenital 3D Printing

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UCLA Congenital Heart 3D Printing Program

The UCLA Congenital Heart 3D Printing Program creates 3D models for surgical and interventional cardiac catheterization planning. Models are created from the world-class cardiac imaging performed by the UCLA Diagnostic Cardiovascular team. 3D heart models are used for pre-surgical or pre-catheterization planning of many forms of congenital heart disease, including complex biventricular repairs and heterotaxy. Flexible, realistic materials are used to print heart models for pre-catheterization testing of devices including stents and closure devices. Virtual reality computer models are used to gain a fuller understanding of complex cases, visualizing heart defects from both outside and within the heart.

Dr. Perens and Takegawa Yoshida with a 3D model in the printer lab.

Dr. Perens and Takegawa Yoshida with a 3D model in the printer lab.

Experts

3D Printers

Gregory S. Perens, MD

Gregory S. Perens, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Takegawa Yoshida

Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging

Marc-Anthony Lecky

Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging, Engineering

UCLA Diagnostic Cardiovascular Radiology

Arash Bedayat, MD

Arash Bedayat, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

John P. Finn, MD

John P. Finn, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

Ashley E. Prosper, MD

Ashley E. Prosper, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Team

Jamil A. Aboulhosn, MD

Jamil A. Aboulhosn, MD

Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease, Interventional Cardiology

Daniel S. Levi, MD

Daniel S. Levi, MD

Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology

Sanjay P. Sinha, MD

Cardiology

Congenital Heart Surgery Team

Reshma M. Biniwale, MD, MS, MCHS

Reshma M. Biniwale, MD, MS, MCHS

Cardiac Surgery

Ming-Sing Si, MD

Ming-Sing Si, MD

Cardiac Surgery

Glen S. Van Arsdell, MD

Glen S. Van Arsdell, MD

Cardiac Surgery

Virtual Reality Specialists

Justin Chyu, RDCS

Kevin McHenry

Kevin McHenry, RDCS

Photos: 3D printed heart

3D printed hearts for pre-surgical planning(red) and cardiac catheterization (clear).

3D printed hearts for pre-surgical planning(red) and cardiac catheterization (clear).

Dr. Glenn Van Arsdell, head of Congenital Heart Surgery, reviews a 3D model for surgery with Dr. Gary Satou and Pediatric Cardiology fellows.

Dr. Glenn Van Arsdell, head of Congenital Heart Surgery, reviews a 3D model for surgery with Dr. Gary Satou and Pediatric Cardiology fellows.

Videos: 3D virtual models

Virtual Models of Tetralogy of Fallot Anatomy

Virtual dynamic model of Tetralogy of Fallot created from 4-Dimensional Cardiac MRI

Publications

Three-Dimensional Congenital Heart Models Created With Free Software and a Desktop Printer: Assessment of Accuracy, Technical Aspects, and Clinical Use.(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) Perens G, Chyu J, McHenry K, Yoshida T, Finn JP.World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 Nov;11(6):797-801.
Apical muscular ventricular septal defect closure via hybrid approach using a right ventricular stay suture.(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)Escobar AJ, Levi DS, Van Arsdell GS, Perens GS, Mohan UR. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Mar;97(4):E514-E517. doi: 10.1002/ccd.29370. Epub 2020 Nov 16.
Using a 3-Dimensional Printed Model to Plan Percutaneous Closure of an Unroofed Coronary Sinus.(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) Lee DT, Venkatesh P, Bravo-Jaimes K, Lluri G, Yang EH, Tan W, Perens G, Prosper A, Levi DS, Aboulhosn JA. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Sep 27:CIRCIMAGING121013018.
Ten-year outcomes of transcaval cardiac puncture for catheter ablation after extracardiac Fontan surgery.(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) Moore JP, Gallotti RG, Tran E, Perens GS, Shannon KM. Heart Rhythm. 2020 Oct;17(10):1752-1758. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.05.007. Epub 2020 May 11

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