Fig. 2: Rat heart anatomy acquired by the 3D-PACT.
From: Non-invasive photoacoustic computed tomography of rat heart anatomy and function
a Front view of the heart within a cardiac cycle. The heart is identified by a magenta circle at \(\frac{4}{{11}}{{{\mathrm{T}}}}\). BA, brachiocephalic artery; ITV, internal thoracic vessels; IV, intercostal vessels. b Cross-sectional images of the heart on the sagittal plane. Each image is a maximum amplitude projection (MAP) of a slice marked by the green dashed lines in (a) (Time 0). c Cross-sectional images of the heart on the coronal plane. Each image is an MAP of a slice marked by the yellow dashed lines in (b) (Time 0). LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; PuA, pulmonary artery; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle; SVC, superior vena cava. d The same data (at Time 0) shown with color-encoded depths. Shallower structures were peeled away in the lower images to show the posterior anatomy
