Post-Mortem Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Entire Coronary Arterial Circulation Using Electron-Beam Computed Tomography | Zendy

Brian R. Rah | Zendy; Richard J. Katz | Zendy; Alan G. Wasserman | Zendy; Jonathan Reiner | Zendy

Open Access

Post-Mortem Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Entire Coronary Arterial Circulation Using Electron-Beam Computed Tomography

Author(s) -

Brian R. Rah,

Richard J. Katz,

Alan G. Wasserman,

Jonathan Reiner

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circ.104.25.3168

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac catheterization , george (robot) , computed tomography , nuclear medicine , cardiology , radiology , art history , art

A 50-year-old man died suddenly while exercising on a treadmill at a local health club. He had no known previous cardiac history. During autopsy, a radio-opaque silicone compound was injected into the coronary arteries. The explanted heart was then imaged by electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) using 3-mm slices. A complete 3D reconstruction was then obtained …

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research