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Figure 7 Suggested framework for medical and cardiovascular 3D printing clinical trials
Figure 7 | Suggested framework for medical and cardiovascular 3D printing clinical trials. In the proposed medical and cardiovascular 3D printing centres of excellence, technical recommendations stratified by clinical application will be determined regarding the imaging data acquisition, postprocessing, 3D printing technologies, and materials used. The additive benefit of 3D printing for each application under investigation will be established by the effect on patient care, routine clinical practice, patient–physician communication, society, and economy, as well as the cost-effectiveness of the technology. Such clinical trials will potentially lead to the implementation of medical 3D printing in treatment guidelines and recommendations.
Giannopoulos, A. A. et al. (2016) Applications of 3D printing in cardiovascular diseases
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