Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) scan data were used to quantitate the geometry of all heart chambers. The Dynamic Spatial Reconstructor (DSR) was used to scan dogs with in situ casts of the cardiac chambers. Chamber volumes estimated from DSR images were accurate within 5% of water displacement volume measurements of the actual casts for chambers greater than 11 ml and within 10% of water displacement volumes for chambers less than 11 ml. Anatomic features of the actual cast correlated closely with anatomy visible in computer-generated surface images of the 3D DSR image data. The important effect of reconstructed section thickness and orientation on the fidelity of 3D cardiac geometry is demonstrated.
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MedicineOrientation (vector space)Displacement (psychology)TomographyComputed tomographyVolume (thermodynamics)Nuclear medicineBiomedical engineeringCross section (physics)GeometryRadiologyPhysicsMathematics
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- 1985
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- 155
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- 3
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- 739-744
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- 52
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Eric A. Hoffman,
Erik L. Ritman
(1985).
Shape and dimensions of cardiac chambers: importance of CT section thickness and orientation..
Radiology
, 155
(3)
, 739-744.
https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.155.3.4001378
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- 10.1148/radiology.155.3.4001378