(Source: China Daily)

Hospital creates model of infected lungs

By Feng Zhiwei in Changsha and Zhao Ruixue in Jinan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-03-05 12:14

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]