Static morphometric bases for CT identification and evaluation of the outflow chamber of the left ventricle. Preliminary study in formalin-fixed heart.
A static morphometric study of the outflow chamber of the left ventricle (OCLV) was investigated in a series of 10 formalin-fixed hearts. A spatial reconstruction of the shape and the volume of the OCLV was carried out by means of a Somaton Plus TR4 Tomodensitometer (Siemens). The technic allows evaluation of the surface of the aortic and the mitral orifices and visualization of the three-dimensional OCLV and LV morphology, as well as calculation of their volumes. The limits of the technic in the dynamic study of the OCLV are presented.
Demaria
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Laboratoire d'Anatomie Expérimentale, Faculté de Médecine Montpellier-Nîmes, Université de Montpellier I, France.
Godlewski
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De Guilhermier
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Tang
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J
Seguin
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J
Chaptal
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D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed