title: Visualization of morphological details in congenitally malformed hearts: virtual three-dimensional reconstruction from magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: In recent years, three-dimensional imaging has provided new opportunities for visualizing congenital cardiac malformations. We present the initial clinical experience using a recently implemented system, which employs some of new interactive, real-time, techniques. We show how three-dimensional rendering based on magnetic resonance imaging can provide detailed spatial information on both intrinsic and extrinsic cardiac relations, and hence how a virtual examination can potentially provide new means to a better understanding of complex congenital cardiac malformations.
authors.affiliation: MR Research Center, and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark. sangild@daimi.au.dk
authors.forename: Thomas Sangild
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Sørensen
authors.forename: Erik Morre
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Ole Kromann
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Keld
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sørensen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male