Canine ventricles digitized at the Auckland University Bioengineering Institute.

Data courtesy of Poul Nielsen and Peter Hunter.

Published in: Am J Physiol 1991; 260(4 Pt 2): H1365-78.

This mathematical representation of the ventricular geometry and muscle fibers was obtained by dissecting canine ventricles into layers 1 mm thick.

AVI movie of rotating structure click here (1.1MB)


Canine ventricular structure in 3D VRML format:

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  • Canine Ventricles (solid Structure)
  • Canine Ventricles (Semi-transparent Structure)