Studying the microanatomy of the heart in three dimensions: A practical update

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Jarvis, Jonathan C ^a   Stephenson, Robert ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 D visualisation; Cardiac anatomy; Cardiomyocytes; Iodine contrast; Micro CT; Tractography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931417990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2013.00026     Document Type: Article

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