Application of dynamic computed tomography for measurements of local aortic elastic modulus

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-24

  Lee, M K ^a,b   Drangova, M ^a   Holdsworth, D W ^a,b   Fenster, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aortic elastic modulus; Computed tomography; Dynamic CT imaging; Image intensifier; Non destructive material testing

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA FLOW; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; HEART CYCLE; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; SIMULATOR; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VOLUMETRY; WAVEFORM; X RAY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0032903742     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02513260     Document Type: Article

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