Research & Publications | 3D PrintHeart

Publications

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May 2026

3D Printing in Medicine

Feasibility of 3D echocardiography–CT/CMR fusion to create atrioventricular valve–integrated 3D printed heart models in complex congenital heart disease: greater incremental benefit for surgeons than cardiac imagers

Jose Carlos Villalobos-Lizardi, Shi-Joon Yoo, Brandon Peel, Francesco Bertelli, Andreea Dragulescu, Nick Arbic, David Barron, Osami Honjo, Christopher Haller, Carmel Daskalo, Luc Mertens, Israel Valverde

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August 2025

JTCVS

Mixed reality for preoperative planning and intraoperative assistance of surgical correction of complex congenital heart defects

Matteo Ponzoni,
Francesco Bertelli, Shi-Joon Yoo,
Brandon Peel,
Hannah Seatle, Osami Honjo, Christoph Haller, David J. Barron, Mike Seed, Christopher Z. Lam, Aamir Jeewa, Encarnacion Gutierrez Carretero, Antonio Ordonez, Israel Valverde

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August 2024

Translational Pediatrics

Four-dimensional endocardial surface imaging with dynamic virtual reality rendering: a technical note

Shi-Joon Yoo, Israel Valverde, Gregory S. Perens, Kim-Lien Nguyen, J. Paul Finn

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September 2022

JKMS

Congenital Heart Surgery Skill Training Using Simulation Models: Not an Option but a Necessity

Yoo SJ, Hussein N, Barron DJ

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October 2021

Congenital Heart Disease

New Insights into Sinus Venosus Defects from Cross-Sectional Imaging

Yoo SJ, Lee S, de la Mora R, Saprungruang A, Haller C, Benson LN, Vida V, Guariento A, Lam CZ.

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December 2020

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Incorporation of hands-on surgical training in a congenital heart surgery training curriculum and assessment of its performance.

Hussein N, Honjo O, Barron DJ, Haller C, Coles JG, Yoo SJ.

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July 2020

Journal of Surgical Education

Evaluating the Impact of Medical Student Inclusion Into Hands-On Surgical Simulation in Congenital Heart Surgery

Hon NWL, Hussein N, Honjo O, Yoo SJ

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March 2020

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (JTCVS)

Use of 3-dimensionally printed heart models in the planning and simulation of surgery in patients with Raghib syndrome (coronary sinus defect with left superior vena cava)

Hussein N, Kasdi R, Coles JG, Yoo SJ

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December 2019

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (JTCVS)

Quantitative assessment of technical performance during hands-on surgical training of the arterial switch operation using 3-dimensional printed heart models.

Hussein N, Honjo O, Haller C, Coles JG, Hua Z, van Arsdell GS, Yoo SJ.

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3d printing in surgical management of DO

January 2018

Frontiers in Pediactrics

3D Printing in Surgical Management of Double Outlet Right Ventricle

Yoo SJ, van Arsdell GS.

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November 2025

Pediatric Radiology

Advancements in 3D modeling technologies for congenital heart disease: integrating 3D printing, virtual reality, and holograms

Francesco Bertelli, Aakansha Singh, Christopher Z. Lam, Hannah Seatle, Brandon Peel, Shi-Joon Yoo, Carmel Daskalo, Israel Valverde

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April 2025

Pediatric Radiology

Practical approach to using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for pre-surgical planning in complex paediatric congenital heart disease

Nicholas Michael Fitzgerald, Aakansha A Singh, David J Barron, Osami Honjo, Mike Seed, Israel Valverde, Shi-Joon Yoo, Christopher Z Lam

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April 2024

JACC: Advances

3D Printed Models in Cardiology Training

Devin Chetan MD, Israel Valverde, Shi-Joon Yoo

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September 2022

Congenital Heart Disease

Disharmonious Ventricular Relationship and Topology for the Given Atrioventricular Connections. Contemporary Diagnostic Approach Using 3D Modeling and Printing

Yoo SJ, Saprungruang A, Lam CZ, Anderson RH

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August 2021

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Journal

Supravalvular aortic stenosis repair: Surgical training of two repair techniques using 3D-printed models.

Hussein N, Honjo O, Barron DJ, Yoo SJ.

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November 2020

Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA)

Systematic Approach to Malalignment Type Ventricular Septal Defects

Yoo SJ, Saito M, Hussein N, Golding F, Goo HW, Lee W, Lam CZ, Seed M, Dragulescu A

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June 2020

3D Printing in Medicine

Development of a Dynamic Chest Wall and Operating Table Simulator to Enhance Congenital Heart Surgery Simulation

Peel B, Voyer-Nguyen P, Honjo O, Yoo SJ, Hussein N.

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February 2020

3D Printing in Medicine

Simulation of semilunar valve function: computer-aided design, 3D printing and flow assessment with MR

Hussein N, Voyer-Nguyen P, Portnoy S, Peel B, Schrauben E, Macgowan C, Yoo SJ.

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June 2019

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Hands-On Surgical Simulation in Congenital Heart Surgery: Literature Review and Future Perspective

Hussein N, Honjo O, Haller C, Hickey E, Coles JG, Williams WG, Yoo SJ.

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June 2017

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Hands-on surgical training of congenital heart surgery using 3-dimensional print models

Yoo SJ, Spray T, Austin EH 3rd, Yun TJ, van Arsdell GS.

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September 2025

Translational Pediatrics

Expanding the use of 3D printing in congenital heart surgery

Nabil Hussein, Israel Valverde, Osami Honjo, Ayush Balaji, David J. Barron, Shi-Joon Yoo

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January 2025

Future Cardiology

Congenital cardiac surgical simulation: bridging global workforce gaps and optimizing outcomes

Mimi X. Deng, Dominique Vervoort, Israel Valverde, Shi-Joon Yoo, Brandon Peel, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, David J. Barron, Osami Honjo

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April 2024

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Longitudinal Evaluation of CongenitalCardiovascular Surgical Performance andSkills Retention Using Silicone-MoldedHeart Models

Ponzoni M, Alamri R, Peel B, Haller C, Coles J, Vanderlaan RD, Honjo O, Barron DJ, Yoo SJ

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January 2022

JTCVS Techniques

State-of-the-art silicone molded models for simulation of arterial switch operation: Innovation with parting-and-assembly strategy

Peel B, W Lee, Hussein N, Yoo SJ.

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February 2021

Frontiers in Pediatrics

3D Modeling and Printing in Congenital Heart Surgery: Entering the Stage of Maturation

Yoo SJ, Hussein N, Peel B, Coles J, Van Arsdell GS, Honjo O, Haller C, Lam CZ, Seed M, Barron D

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November 2020

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EJCTS)

Assessment tool validation and technical skill improvement in the simulation of the Norwood operation using three-dimensional-printed heart models

Hussein N, Honjo O, Barron DJ, Haller C, Coles JG, Van Arsdell GS, Lim A and Yoo SJ

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May 2020

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.

Three-dimensional printing in congenital cardiac surgery-Now and the future

Van Arsdell GS, Hussein N, Yoo SJ.

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December 2019

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (JTCVS)

Development and validation of a procedure-specific assessment tool for hands-on surgical training in congenital heart surgery.

Hussein N, Lim A, Honjo O, Haller C, Coles JG, van Arsdell GS, Yoo SJ.

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March 2018

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Essential Modifiers of Double Outlet Right Ventricle: Revisit With Endocardial Surface Images and 3-Dimensional Print Models

Yim D, Dragulescu A, Ide H, Seed M, Grosse-Wortmann L, van Arsdell G, Yoo SJ.

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September 2016

3D Printing in Medicine

3D printing in medicine of congenital heart diseases

Yoo SJ, Thabit O, Kim EK, Ide H, Yim D, Dragulescu A, Seed M, Grosse-Wortmann L, van Arsdell G.

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