An interactive 3D anisotropic cellular automata model of the heart

Computers and Biomedical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 323-347

  Siregar, P ^a,b   Sinteff, J P ^b   Julen, N ^b   Le Beux, P ^b  

^a Dept d'Information Médicale ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiology; Cellular automata; Electrocardiogram; Vectorcardiogram

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; AUTOANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER MODEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0031786388     PISSN: 00104809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbmr.1998.1485     Document Type: Article

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