HomeRadioGraphicsVol. 33, No. 5 PreviousNext DepartmentsFree AccessIlluminationsLife SourceKai-hung FungKai-hung FungAuthor AffiliationsHong Kong, ChinaKai-hung FungPublished Online:Aug 30 2013https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.335135905MoreSectionsPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail Throughout recorded history, almost every culture has used solar motifs, and, although only a relatively few cultures (Egyptian, Indo-European, and Meso-American) have developed full-blown solar religions, the sun has been recognized as the sine qua non of life since time immemorial. New technologic breakthroughs have afforded us unprecedented, fascinating views of the sun and a growing scientific understanding of its size, composition, and activity.Likewise, the human heart, if not exactly worshipped, has long been recognized and celebrated as the fountainhead of human experience, whether as a metaphor for courage (Braveheart), undying love (“My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic), or traditional values (“the heartland of America”). Furthermore, our exploration of the far reaches of space has its counterpart in our inquiry into the workings of inner space. This three-dimensional virtual computed tomographic image allows us to view the left ventricle from the vantage point of the left atrium. The origin of the left coronary artery from the aortic cusp (top right), the pulmonary vessels (left), and the left atrial auricle (top center) are depicted in resplendent detail. Supplemental material available at http://radiographics.rsna.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1148/rg.335135905/-/DC1.Download as PowerPointOpen in Image Viewer Article HistoryPublished online: Aug 30 2013Published in print: Sept 2013 FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsRecommended Articles Multimodality Imaging of Transposition of the Great ArteriesRadioGraphics2021Volume: 41Issue: 2pp. 338-360Anomalous Coronary Arteries That Need Intervention: Review of Pre- and Postoperative Imaging AppearancesRadioGraphics2017Volume: 37Issue: 3pp. 740-757Congenital Coronary Artery–to–Pulmonary Artery Fistula with Anomalous Origin of Right Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery: A Case of “Double Trouble”Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging2021Volume: 3Issue: 4Left Circumflex Coronary Artery–to–Coronary Sinus Fistula with Coronary Sinus Ostial Atresia and a Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava in an Adult PatientRadiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging2022Volume: 4Issue: 1Septal Atrioventricular Junction Region: Comprehensive Imaging in AdultsRadioGraphics2016Volume: 36Issue: 7pp. 1966-1986See More RSNA Education Exhibits A Primer on Echocardiography and Cardiac Angiography for the Cardiothoracic RadiologistDigital Posters2018Cardiac Image Analysis with Deep Learning MethodsDigital Posters2018Coronary Artery Termination Variations and AnomaliesDigital Posters2018 RSNA Case Collection Cerebral Air EmboliRSNA Case Collection2021Caseous Mitral Annular Calcification RSNA Case Collection2022Cardiac metastasis from melanomaRSNA Case Collection2022 Vol. 33, No. 5 Supplemental MaterialMetrics Downloaded 463 times Altmetric Score