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Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging of congenital heart disease.
Vannier MW, Gutierrez FR, Laschinger JC, Gronemeyer S, Canter CE, Knapp RH.
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Radiographics. 1988 Sep;8(5):857-71
Three-dimensional surface reconstruction images of the heart and great vessels have been produced from contiguous sequences of EKG-triggered MRI scans in more than 35 patients with congenital heart disease and 5 normal subjects. The scan data was semiautomatically processed to separate the epi- and endocardial surfaces and to define the outlines of the enclosed blood volumes on a slice by slice basis. Surface reconstruction images aid communication with clinicians, establish the size and location of intracardiac defects, and image the pulmonary venous drainage. The method is practical for use in the evaluation of cardiac morphologic abnormalities, especially for planning cardiac surgery.
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Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Radiographics. 1988 Sep;8(5):857-71
Three-dimensional surface reconstruction images of the heart and great vessels have been produced from contiguous sequences of EKG-triggered MRI scans in more than 35 patients with congenital heart disease and 5 normal subjects. The scan data was semiautomatically processed to separate the epi- and endocardial surfaces and to define the outlines of the enclosed blood volumes on a slice by slice basis. Surface reconstruction images aid communication with clinicians, establish the size and location of intracardiac defects, and image the pulmonary venous drainage. The method is practical for use in the evaluation of cardiac morphologic abnormalities, especially for planning cardiac surgery.
Posted via PubMed for educational and discussion purposes only.
Link to PubMed Reference
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