The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 571-580, September 2009

The practical clinical value of three-dimensional models of complex congenitally malformed hearts

  • Eugénie Riesenkampff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Unit of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, Berlin, Germany
    • E.R. and U.R. contributed equally to this article.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Eugénie Riesenkampff, MD, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany.
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  • Urte Rietdorf, MSc

      Affiliations

    • German Cancer Research Centre Heidelberg, Division of Medical and Biological Informatics, Heidelberg, Germany
    • E.R. and U.R. contributed equally to this article.
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  • Ivo Wolf, PhD

      Affiliations

    • German Cancer Research Centre Heidelberg, Division of Medical and Biological Informatics, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Bernhard Schnackenburg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Philips Medical Systems, Hamburg, Germany
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  • Peter Ewert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Unit of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, Berlin, Germany
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  • Michael Huebler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany
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  • Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, MD

      Affiliations

    • Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany
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  • Robert H. Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • University College London, Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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  • Nicole Engel, MD

      Affiliations

    • German Cancer Research Centre Heidelberg, Division of Medical and Biological Informatics, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Hans-Peter Meinzer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • German Cancer Research Centre Heidelberg, Division of Medical and Biological Informatics, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Roland Hetzer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany
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  • Felix Berger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Unit of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, Berlin, Germany
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  • Titus Kuehne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Unit of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, Berlin, Germany

Received 7 November 2008; received in revised form 14 January 2009; accepted 9 March 2009. published online 08 June 2009.

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 This work was supported by the German Science Association (DFG) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, grant KU1329/5-1 and 01EV0704, and by the “Fördergemeinschaft deutscher Kinderherzzentren.” Responsibility for the contents rests with the authors.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00412-7

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.011

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 571-580, September 2009