Utilizing 3D-printed models to assist in complex pediatric cardiac surgery: an interview with Henry Pinchbeck, Michael Richard and Rafael Guerrero

In this Journal of 3D Printing in Medicine Interview, Henry Pinchbeck, Michael Richard and Rafael Guerrero discuss 3D LifePrints (Liverpool, UK), their involvement and experience with 3D printing for complex pediatric cardiac surgery and the current challenges present with the technology. How do the patients react when they can see a model of what's wrong with them? RG: The parents are incredibly welcoming because now they can actually understand what is wrong with their babies. They are quite stunned about the size of the hearts that we need to deal with and perform complex reconstructions; they never realize it is so...