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Figure 3 Three-Dimensional Representation and Measurements of the Anatomical Relationship Between the CS–GCV, the MVA, and the LCX Along Their Entire Course
(A) Three-dimensional reconstruction showing a case with a long parallel course of the CS–GCV and the LCX. (B) Distance between the CS–GCV and the closest point of the LCX (purple line); distance between every point of the CS–GCV and the closest point of the MVA (yellow line). (C) Curved multiplanar reformatting showing the LCX running parallel to the CS–GCV in the same participant. (D) Three-dimensional reconstruction showing a case with a discrete crossing of the LCX under the CS–GCV. (E) Distance between the CS–GCV and the LCX (purple line); the distance of the CS–GCV from the MVA remains quite constant (yellow line). (F) Curved multiplanar reformatting showing the LCX crossing down the CS–GCV in the same participant. Ao = ascending aorta; LAD = left anterior descending coronary artery; MV = mitral valve; other abbreviations as in Figure 1.
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