PurposeLeft atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is a structural interventional cardiology procedure that offers several possibilities for the application of additive manufacturing technologies. The literature shows a growing interest in the use of 3D-printed models for LAAO procedure planning and occlusion device choice. This study aims to describe a full workflow to create a 3D-printed LAA model for LAAO procedure planning. Design/methodology/approachThe workflow starts with the patient's computed tomography diagnostic image selection. Segmentation in a commercial software provides initial geometrical models in standard tessellation language (STL) format that are then preprocessed for print in dedicated software. Models are printed using a commercial stereolithography machine and postprocessing is performed. FindingsModels produced with the described workflow have been used at the Careggi Hospital of Florence as LAAO auxiliary planning tool in 10 cases of interest, demonstrating a good correlation with state-of-the-art software for device selection and improving the surgeon's understanding of patient anatomy and device positioning. Originality/value3D-printed models for the LAAO planning are already described in the literature. The novelty of the article lies in the detailed description of a robust workflow for the creation of these models. The robustness of the method is demonstrated by the coherent results obtained for the 10 different cases studied.

3D-Printed models for left atrial appendage occlusion planning: a detailed workflow / Stomaci T.; Buonamici F.; Gelati G.; Meucci F.; Carfagni M.. - In: RAPID PROTOTYPING JOURNAL. - ISSN 1355-2546. - ELETTRONICO. - 29:(2023), pp. 74-81. [10.1108/RPJ-10-2022-0351]

3D-Printed models for left atrial appendage occlusion planning: a detailed workflow

Stomaci T.
;
Buonamici F.;Gelati G.;Carfagni M.
2023

Abstract

PurposeLeft atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is a structural interventional cardiology procedure that offers several possibilities for the application of additive manufacturing technologies. The literature shows a growing interest in the use of 3D-printed models for LAAO procedure planning and occlusion device choice. This study aims to describe a full workflow to create a 3D-printed LAA model for LAAO procedure planning. Design/methodology/approachThe workflow starts with the patient's computed tomography diagnostic image selection. Segmentation in a commercial software provides initial geometrical models in standard tessellation language (STL) format that are then preprocessed for print in dedicated software. Models are printed using a commercial stereolithography machine and postprocessing is performed. FindingsModels produced with the described workflow have been used at the Careggi Hospital of Florence as LAAO auxiliary planning tool in 10 cases of interest, demonstrating a good correlation with state-of-the-art software for device selection and improving the surgeon's understanding of patient anatomy and device positioning. Originality/value3D-printed models for the LAAO planning are already described in the literature. The novelty of the article lies in the detailed description of a robust workflow for the creation of these models. The robustness of the method is demonstrated by the coherent results obtained for the 10 different cases studied.
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