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

作者： Brian R. Rah , Richard J. Katz , Alan G. Wasserman , Jonathan S. Reiner

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