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Imagine holding a child’s heart in your hands and seeing the exact path a surgeon must take before a single incision. That shift from uncertainty to clarity frames this conversation on how 3D printing, virtual reality, and advanced imaging are transforming pediatric cardiology. Our speakers show how AI-assisted segmentation, multimodality fusion, VR rehearsal, and rapid mixed-reality planning are reshaping preoperative strategy and improving communication with families.
Sarah Ptashnik of Materialise opens with the modeling perspective, walking through how CT, MRI, echo, and cath-lab 3DRA are turned into precise hollow heart models that guide baffles, conduits, and catheter routes. Nicholas Jacobson of Tangible Vet Tech brings the design and device lens, sharing how voxel modeling, hemocompatible printing, and cross-species research accelerate innovation for complex repairs. Dr. Ravi Ashwath of Baylor College of Medicine and Christus Children’s Hospital explains how advanced MRI, CT, and VR planning shorten procedure time and help teams anticipate complications in demanding congenital cases. Dr. Shafkat Anwar of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals expands on fusion imaging and mixed reality for high-risk interventions, while Dr. Jenny Zablah of Children’s Hospital Colorado highlights how 3D tools improve strategy for pulmonary vein stenosis and other complex anatomies.
Together, they explore real cases in which 3D models reshaped surgical plans, revealed hazards that imaging alone missed, and enabled bench-testing of devices before entering the cath lab. The discussion covers sterilizable materials, device libraries, accuracy checks, and how VR and AR support rapid decision-making when there is no time to print.
If you are building or refining a 3D program, you will find practical guidance on quality control, when to print versus stay digital, and how to scale these tools across a health system. 3D technologies are becoming the standard for safer, smarter, and more human cardiac care.
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Chapters
1. Welcome, Mission, And Community Announcements (00:00:00)
2. Why 3D Tech Matters In Pediatric Cardiology (00:03:32)
3. Materialise Overview And Hospital Workflows (00:04:56)
4. Clinical Impact Evidence And Outcomes (00:09:49)
5. From DICOM To Hollow Heart Models (00:12:26)
6. Sharing, VR Options, And OR Use (00:16:30)
7. Q&A: When To Print Versus View (00:18:39)
8. Apples, Variability, And Design Gaps (00:20:46)
9. Printing Blood Flow And Fetal 4D MRI (00:24:55)
10. Materials, Regulation, And Disruption (00:28:44)
11. Veterinary Pathway For Faster Innovation (00:33:32)
12. Case-Driven Pediatric Planning Examples (00:39:52)
13. VR Baffle Design And Team Collaboration (00:46:23)
14. AR With QR Codes For Bedside Teaching (00:51:06)
15. Surgical Simulation And Patch Accuracy (00:56:27)
16. ENT And Tracheal Planning Wins (01:03:55)
17. Building A 3D Program Across A Health System (01:08:00)
18. Neonate To Adult: Complex Case Walkthroughs (01:12:18)
19. Mixed Reality For High-Risk OR Strategy (01:20:32)
20. Bench Testing Valves And Training Labs (01:25:30)
21. Evidence, Accuracy, And Adoption (01:29:22)
22. Cath-Lab 3D Printing For Families (01:33:14)
23. Transition To VR Planning And AR Guidance (01:37:08)
24. Multi-Modality Fusion: Echo On CT (01:41:25)
25. Panel: Measurement, Accuracy, And Materials (01:45:05)
26. What We Need Next And Closing (01:51:20)
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