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Anatomical Reconstructions of the Human Cardiac Venous System using Contrast-computed Tomography of Perfusion-fixed Specimens
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Anatomical Reconstructions of the Human Cardiac Venous System using Contrast-computed Tomography of Perfusion-fixed Specimens

Anatomical Reconstructions of the Human Cardiac Venous System using Contrast-computed Tomography of Perfusion-fixed Specimens

DOI:
10.3791/50258-v

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06:02 min

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April 18, 2013

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1Department of Surgery,University of Minnesota , 2Department of Biomedical Engineering,University of Minnesota , 3Department of Biology,University of Minnesota , 4Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology,University of Minnesota , 5Institute for Engineering in Medicine,University of Minnesota

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  • 00:05Title
  • 01:35Specimen and Scan Preparation
  • 02:21Computed Tomography Scans
  • 03:16Reconstruction and Measurements
  • 04:24Results: Median Anatomical Parameteres for 42 Representative Human Heart Specimens
  • 05:03Conclusion

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The objective of this research is to recreate and then access the anatomy of the human cardiac venous system using 3D reconstructions generated from contrast-computed tomography scans.

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Keywords: Cardiac Venous SystemAnatomical ReconstructionContrast-computed TomographyPerfusion-fixed SpecimensCardiac Resynchronization TherapyCRTElectromechanical DyssynchronyMyocardial ActivationCardiac Venous AnatomyAnatomical Parameters3D ReconstructionArc LengthTortuosityBranching AngleDistance To Coronary Sinus OstiumVessel Diameter

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