This technique enables the fabrication of vascular replicas from MRI images, facilitating in vitro experimental studies of vascular fluid dynamics.
May enable patient-specific vascular flow models for research; leaves open any clinical role pending validation.
Image processing and Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machining techniques have been used to prepare a large-than-life investment cast of an aortic bifurcation from magnetic resonance images of a replica of the vessel. The technique will facilitate experimental studies of vascular fluid dynamics and permit the in vitro reproduction of flows in living subjects.
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