Figure 3
The analysis results of 2 healthy dogs. The left sided figures (a,c,e) are VFM derived data of medium-sized dog weighing 14 kg and 45 mm length of LV. The right sided figures (b,d,f) are data of a small dog weighing 3 kg and 22 mm of LV length. (a,b) visualize the stream line at early diastolic phase with the highest vorticity in the left ventricle. A vortex on the tip of the anterior mitral leaflet is visible in the left ventricle of both cases. (c,d) Show the contours of vorticity in the same time phase as the upper figures. Vorticity was highest at the location of the vortex seen in the figure above. The smaller heart on the right side has denser contours, representing higher vorticity. (e,f) Are the transition of the vorticity in a cardiac cycle. Diastolic vorticity is higher in the small heart on the right side. LV, left ventricle; LA, left atrium.
