Results

1. The original heart model from NYU* and the modified model. (a) - the aortic valve; (b) - the tricuspid valve; (c) - the pulmonary valve; (d) - the mitral valve; (a') (b') (c') and (d') - modified valves; (e) - the `foramen ovale' connecting the left and right atriums. The original (e) and modified (e) are compared in the bottom row. Note*: With permission of New York University, ?Copyright 1994-2004. 2. Adaptive tetrahedral meshes for the heart model. (a) - the heart model viewed from outside; (b) - the result of boundary detection in wireframe, each of the twenty-two components of the heart model is represented by a different color, the relationship between the color and heart components is listed in Figure \ref{nodal}; (c) - a cross section of the adaptive tetrahedral mesh, it is obvious that the valves have the finest mesh, thin structures are identified by the feature sensitive error function, and adaptive meshes are generated to preserve correct topology. 3. Four valves with gaps in the adaptive tetrahedral mesh of the cardiac model. (a) - the aortic valve; (b) - the tricuspid valve; (c) - the pulmonary valve; (d) - the mitral valve. 4. The result of material layer detection in the extracted tetrahedral meshes -- the interface between the mitral valve and the myocardium is identified. (a) - a cross section of the mitral valve before material layer detection; (b) - a cross section of the mitral valve after material layer detection.