Virtual reality visualization of the right and left heart chambers anatomical position

Abstract

Objective(s). To create a normal heart virtual model and visualize the anatomical position of the right and left chambers. Methods. The material for the investigation was cardiac CT scan results of a young healthy man. From these data, a three-dimensional heart model was created and anatomical position of the right and left chambers investigated. Results. Three-dimensional model of a normally formed, normally located heart was created. Segmentation, rotation of the virtual model, virtual horizontal dissection at the level of the middle of the interventricular septum were carried out, the created model was rotated in virtual reality. It was found that in the anatomically correct position the right chambers of the heart are located in front, and the left chambers are located behind. Conclusion. Virtual heart reconstruction reproduces digital data taken from a living person, so virtual reality shows the functioning structure of the heart and its chambers. In the anatomical position of the heart, the right atrium and ventricle are located ventrally, and the left atrium and ventricle are located dorsally. It is advisable for morphologists, cardiologists, and surgeons to take into account the identified discrepancies between the terms and the actual location of the heart chambers.