Hospital creates model of infected lungs

2020-03-05 chinadaily.com.cn Editor:Li Yan
A model shows both lungs of a patient infected with the novel coronavirus. It was made with 3D printing technology at First People's Hospital of Chenzhou in Hunan province. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

A model shows both lungs of a patient infected with the novel coronavirus. It was made with 3D printing technology at First People's Hospital of Chenzhou in Hunan province. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

First People's Hospital of Chenzhou City in Hunan province has used 3D printing technology to create a model of lungs infected with the novel coronavirus to guide medical treatment..

The hospital's 3D medical printing center said the model is based on image data from a patient infected with COVID-19.

"The three-dimensional model is like a real one. It enables doctors to observe in detail parts of a patient's lungs, such as arteries, veins and bronchial tubes," said He Yucheng, director of the center.

A model shows both lungs of a patient infected with the novel coronavirus. It was made with 3D printing technology at First People's Hospital of Chenzhou in Hunan province. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
A model shows both lungs of a patient infected with the novel coronavirus. It was made with 3D printing technology at First People's Hospital of Chenzhou in Hunan province. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

 

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