Sunday, June 15, 2008

We Got the Beat

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A moving echocardiogram depicts a 3-D view of a beating human heart. Viewed from the apex, with the apical part of the ventricles removed, the mitral valve is clearly visible. To the left are two standard two-dimensional views. Image by Norwegian nurse/sonographer Kjetil Lenes.

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