A new low-cost method of virtual cardiac dissection of computed tomographic datasets.

ABSTRACT: Computed tomography has an established role in the evaluation of a variety of cardiac disorders, including congenital heart diseases. The current generation of high-speed scanners produces volumetric data at low doses of radiation. The interpretation of cardiac anatomy, however, is generally limited to multiplanar assessment of two-dimensional images. The volume rendering technique provides an excellent three-dimensional demonstration of external morphology but offers little information about the intracardiac anatomy. The alternative approach of virtual cardiac dissection, which is a modification of volume rendering, on the other hand, provides crucial insights regarding the intracardiac anatomy. At present, virtual cardiac dissection requires expensive software packages. These software pa

SUBMITTER: Gupta SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6521663 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature