A flexible algorithm for construction of 3-D vessel networks for use in thermal modeling

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 596-604

  Van Leeuwen, G M J ^a   Kotte, A N T J ^a   Lagendijk, J J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Counter current vessels; Hyperthermia; Network analysis; Thermal modeling; Vessel network generation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; DISEASES; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

COUNTER CURRENT VESSELS; HYPERTHERMIA; VESSEL NETWORK GENERATION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0032079718     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.668750     Document Type: Article

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