How a 3D printed aorta helped surgeons replace a 'ticking time bomb' inside a man's chest

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2025-07-09

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The Queensland man's aorta, the biggest blood vessel in the body, had ballooned to about four times the usual size, leaving it in danger of rupturing — but doctors used a life-sized 3D printed model to save his life.
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