TY - JOUR AU - Pravdin, Sergey F. AU - Berdyshev, Vitaly I. AU - Panfilov, Alexander V. AU - Katsnelson, Leonid B. AU - Solovyova, Olga AU - Markhasin, Vladimir S. PY - 2013 DA - 2013/06/18 TI - Mathematical model of the anatomy and fibre orientation field of the left ventricle of the heart JO - BioMedical Engineering OnLine SP - 54 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - One of the main factors affecting propagation of electrical waves and contraction in ventricles of the heart is anisotropy of cardiac tissue. Anisotropy is determined by orientation of myocardial fibres. Determining fibre orientation field and shape of the heart is important for anatomically accurate modelling of electrical and mechanical function of the heart. The aim of this paper is to introduce a theoretical rule-based model for anatomy and fibre orientation of the left ventricle (LV) of the heart and to compare it with experimental data. We suggest explicit analytical formulae that allow us to obtain the left ventricle form and its fibre direction field. The ventricle band concept of cardiac architecture given by Torrent-Guasp is chosen as the model postulate. SN - 1475-925X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-12-54 DO - 10.1186/1475-925X-12-54 ID - Pravdin2013 ER -