A CT scan can show doctors what a patient's blood vessel looks like. Meanwhile, researchers at the University of Sydney have found a way to take that image off the screen and turn it into a tiny physical replica.
The team developed a 3D-printing method that creates miniature models of patients' blood vessels from CT scans. The models allow researchers to introduce blood, observe its movement, and watch platelets behave under a microscope, giving them a closer look at processes that can contribute to dangerous blood clots.
