3D VRML


This page contains VRML's of various heart structures. To see them, you need to install a VRML viewer in your browser (unless you have one already), we recomend to use Cortona VRML client , which is very easy to install and can be also used for powerpoint presentations.

  • Dog Ventricles (solid Structure)
  • Dog Ventricles (Semi-transparent Structure)

    Dog Ventricles digitized at the Auckland University Bioengineering Institute .
    Data courtesy of Poul Nielsen, and Peter Hunter
    Published in: Am J Physiol. 1991 Apr;260(4 Pt 2):H1365-78.
    For an interactive 3D Java Version of the Dog Ventricles click here


  • Porcine Ventricles (Solid Structure)
  • Porcine Ventricles (Semi-transparent Structure)
  • Porcine Ventricles (Semi-transparent Structure II)

    Porcine Ventricles digitized at the Auckland University Bioengineering Institute .
    Data courtesy of Carey Stevens, Ian LeGrice and Peter Hunter
    Published in: J Biomech. 2003 May;36(5):737-48. and Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2003 May-Jul;82(1-3):229-41.
    For an interactive 3D Java Version of the Porcine Ventricles click here


  • Rabbit Ventricles (Solid Structure)
  • Rabbit Ventricles (Semi-transparent Structure)
  • Rabbit Ventricles (Semi-transparent Structure II)

    Rabbit ventricles dissected and digitized by Frederick Vetter and Andrew McCulloch.
    Published in Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 1998; 69(2-3): 157-83.
    Data provided with the support of the National Biomedical Computation Resource, an NIH National Resource (P41 RR08605).
    For an interactive 3D Java Version of the Rabbit Ventricles click here


  • Human atria (Solid Structure)

    Human atria structure courtesy of David Harrild and Craig Henriquez
    Structure and simulatios first published in Circ Res. 2000 Sep 29;87(7):E25-36.
    Interactive 3D Java Version of the Human atria coming soon.