Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

, Volume 15, Issue 2, pp 145–150 | Cite as

Static morphometric bases for CT identification and evaluation of the outflow chamber of the left ventricle. Preliminary study in formalin-fixed heart

  • R Demaria
  • G Godlewski
  • P De Guilhermier
  • J Tang
  • J Seguin
  • PA Chaptal
Radiological Anatomy
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Summary

A static morphometric study of the outflow chamber of the left venticle (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.

Key words

Outflow chamber of left ventricle Left ventricle Cardiac CT scan reconstruction 

Bases morphométriques statiques d'identification et d'évaluation de la chambre de chasse du ventricule gauche par tomodensitométrie. Etude préliminaire sur le coeur formolé

Résumé

Les auteurs présentent sur une série de 10 coeurs formolés une étude statique morphométrique de la chambre de chasse du ventricule gauche (CCVG). La reconstruction spatiale de la forme et du volume de la CCVG est réalisée grâce au Scanner Somaton Plus (Siemens). La technique permet d'évaluer la surface des orifices aortique et mitral, de visualiser la morphologie tridimensionnelle du VG et de la CCVG et de calculer leur volume. Les auteurs souligenent les limites de la technique présentée dans l'étude dynamique de la CCVG.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • R Demaria
    • 1
  • G Godlewski
    • 1
  • P De Guilhermier
    • 2
  • J Tang
    • 1
  • J Seguin
    • 3
  • PA Chaptal
    • 3
  1. 1.Laboratoire d'Anatomie Expérimentale, Faculté de Médecine Montpellier-NîmesUniversité de Montpellier INîmesFrance
  2. 2.Service de RadiologieHôpital Caremeau, CHU Montpellier-NîmesNîmesFrance
  3. 3.Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et CardiovasculaireCHU MontpellierFrance

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