title: 3D heart model for computer simulations in cardiac surgery.
abstract: For a satisfactory computer simulation, a model, which imitates a natural situation, is needed. The Human heart is an irregular 3D object and thus difficult to reproduce. Basic data was taken from Visible Human Dataset (VHD), National Library of Medicine. The heart area was cut out of the original cross-sections and different tissues segmented. All the slices also had to be aligned to assure precise overlapping of the structures. A 3D computer heart model with the resolution of 1mm was designed. The heart model was dedicated to simulations of heat transfer during heart surgery however, it is applicable also to other medical simulations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Zaloska 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. primoz.trunk@mf.uni-lj.si
authors.forename: Primoz
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trunk
authors.forename: Jaka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mocnik
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trobec
authors.forename: Borut
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gersak
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D014481:United States; D053443:Visible Human Projects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data