The heart's fibre alignment assessed by comparing two digitizing systems. Methodological investigation into the inclination angle towards wall thickness

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 65-77

  Lunkenheimer, P P ^a,d   Redmann, K ^a   Dietl, K H ^a   Cryer, C ^a   Richter, K D ^a   Whimster, W F ^b   Niederer, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Experimentelle Thorax   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA STRAND; EPICARDIUM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030874052     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-1997-51-207     Document Type: Article

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