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1. GA Johnson, JD Godwin, EK Fram, Gated multiplanar cardiac computed tomography., Radiology, UNITED STATES, vol. 145 no. 1 (October, 1982), pp. 195-7 .
   (last updated on 2005/08/03)

   Abstract:
   Multiplanar reformatting was combined with electrocardiographically gated computed tomography (CT) to provide a three-dimensional assessment of the beating heart of a live dog. Separate systolic and diastolic images were made in transverse, sagittal, coronal, and paraxial views. Three-dimensional contour images that outlined the cardiac chambers and the myocardium were then made using a separate research computer. This three-dimensional appreciation of cardiac morphology could be extended to assess regional function. Practical problems that limit the application of these methods are discussed, along with the proposed solutions.

   Keywords:
   Animals • Computers • Diatrizoate • Dogs • Electrocardiography* • Heart • Tomography, X-Ray Computed • diagnostic use • methods* • radiography*