Published April 25, 2019
A story on WGRZ-TV reports a team of UB biomedical engineers, cardiovascular specialists and neurosurgeons are working together to create and use custom-made models of the human vascular system.
The story interviews Ciprian Ionita, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, who said that "there's a push nationwide to make 3D printing the norm in the medical field. Right now, it's optional for insurance companies to cover the cost of 3D printed practice models. Ionita said there also needs to be more standardization when it comes to materials and ways to sterilize the pieces so they can be safely brought into the operating room."
The story also interviews Adnan Siddiqui, professor of neurosurgery, and Vijay Iyer, clinical associate professor of medicine, both in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. "We can take the same anatomy that we find in a patient, 3D print it and then perform these procedures whether to test a new device, test a new strategy or devise a treatment strategy for a particular patient," Siddiqui said.
