1. Three-dimensional reconstruction imaging of the human foetal heart in the first trimester
- Author
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Timothy J. Mohun, Helena M. Gardiner, and H. Matsui
- Subjects
Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,3d model ,Foetal heart ,Fetal heart ,Pregnancy Trimester, First ,First trimester ,Fetal Heart ,Imaging, Three-Dimensional ,Pregnancy ,Prenatal Diagnosis ,Section plane ,Medical imaging ,Humans ,Medicine ,Female ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Biomedical engineering - Abstract
High-resolution episcopic microscopy (HREM) is a novel method producing high-quality, three-dimensional (3D) images of tissue from a variety of species. We report, for the first time, the use of HREM to create high-resolution 3D reconstructions of the human foetal heart in the first trimester. These models are suitable for a detailed morphological investigation to produce ‘virtual’ images of any section plane and 3D models that can be examined using ‘virtual’ dissection. …
- Published
- 2009