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Surgeon uses 3D technology to make model heart for 4-year-old patient

Adaenelie Gonzalez had two open heart surgeries by the time she was 4.

Heart patient Adanelie Gonzalez, 4, on January 14, 2015, in Miami. The Heart Program at Miami Children's Hospital is the first in the region to use 3D printing technology to create a model of a patient's heart to plan the surgery for a child born with a heart anomaly. The 3D heart was used to manipulate the vessels and explore possible repairs prior to the surgery. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)
Heart patient Adanelie Gonzalez, 4, on January 14, 2015, in Miami. The Heart Program at Miami Children's Hospital is the first in the region to use 3D printing technology to create a model of a patient's heart to plan the surgery for a child born with a heart anomaly. The 3D heart was used to manipulate the vessels and explore possible repairs prior to the surgery. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)Read moreTNS
    by Rebecca Savransky, Miami Herald, McClatchy-Tribune
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