A visual basic program to pre-process MRI data for finite element modeling

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 489-495

  Todd, Beth A ^a   Wang, Haiyang ^b  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

^b Box 870280   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Computer graphics; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mechanical stress; Software; User computer interface

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SOFTWARE; TIBIA;

EID: 0030293651     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4825(96)00026-1     Document Type: Article

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