An analytical method for the determination of along-fibre to cross- fibre elastic modulus ratio in ventricular myocardium - A feasibility study

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-108

  Yettram, A L ^a   Beecham, M C ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Myocardium; Transverse isotropy; Ventricle

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

TRANSVERSE ISOTROPY; VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0032030126     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(98)00009-5     Document Type: Article

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