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Clinical structural anatomy of the inferior pyramidal space reconstructed from the living heart: Three‐dimensional visualization using multidetector‐row computed tomography
Author(s) -
Mori Shumpei,
Nishii Tatsuya,
Takaya Tomofumi,
Kashio Kazuhiro,
Kasamatsu Akira,
Takamine Sachiko,
Ito Tatsuro,
Fujiwara Sei,
Kono Atsushi K.,
Hirata KenIchi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.22483
Subject(s) - medicine , multidetector computed tomography , computed tomography , anatomy , surface anatomy , visualization , tomography , radiology , artificial intelligence , computer science
The inferior pyramidal space (IPS) comprises the epicardial visceral adipose tissue wedged between the bottoms of the four cardiac chambers from the postero‐inferior epicardial surface of the heart. Understanding the complex anatomy around the IPS is important for clinical cardiologists. Although leading anatomists and radiologists have clarified the anatomy of the IPS in detail, few studies have demonstrated this anatomy in three dimensions. The aim of this study was to visualize the three‐dimensional anatomy of the IPS reconstructed from the living heart using multidetector‐row computed tomography. We also developed an original paper model of the IPS to enhance understanding of its intricate structure. Clin. Anat. 28:878–887, 2015. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.