One of the challenges doctors face in diagnosing and treating abnormal heart conditions is understanding the mechanics of an individual's heart. Several companies have attempted to create usable 3D ...

How can you distinguish between a good surgeon and an exceptional surgeon? According to some medical experts, it's that all-too-rare ability to visualize a human organ in three dimensions from little ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Lisa Stiffler on May 10 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The PULSE project emerges as a significant endeavor at the forefront of biomedical research, seeking to propel bioprinting technology to new heights, both on Earth and in space. With substantial ...

Dr. Redmond P. Burke, chief of cardiovascular surgery at Miami Children’s Hospital, holds a 3D-printed heart model. The program is the first in the region to use 3D printing technology to create a ...

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 ...

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 ...