The image shows streamlines of blood flow in three-dimension over time (the fourth dimension) through the heart's four valves. (IMAGE)

University of East Anglia

The image shows streamlines of blood flow in three-dimension over time (the fourth dimension) through the heart's four valves.

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The orange scale represents blood flow in the left heart, and the blue represents blood flow in the right heart. The moving balls represent the peak velocity of blood flow through the heart valves, which is automatically traced in 3D streamlines.

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University of East Anglia

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