Porcine ventricles digitized at the Auckland University Bioengineering Institute .

Data courtesy of Carey Stevens, Ian LeGrice , and Peter Hunter.

Published in J Biomech 2003; 36(5): 737-48 and Prog Biophys Mol Biol 2003; 82(1-3): 229-41.

For actual dissection images from a porcine heart click here.

This mathematical representation of the ventricular geometry and muscle fibers was obtained by dissecting porcine ventricles into layers 0.5 mm thick.

MOVIES:

  • Animated gif of rotating structure click here. (1.5MB)

  • Simulated fast pacing from apex click here. (1.8MB)

  • Simulated Ventricular fibrillation click here. (1.5MB)

    Porcine ventricular structure in 3D VRML format:

    (You will need a VRML viewer if you don't have one.)

  • Porcine Ventricles (Solid Structure)
  • Porcine Ventricles (Semi-transparent Structure)
  • Porcine Ventricles (Semi-transparent Structure II)