Rapid three-dimensional segmentation of the carotid bifurcation from serial MR images

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 96-99

  Ladak, H M ^a   Milner, J S ^a,b   Steinman, D A ^a,b  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SHEAR STRESS;

CAROTID BIFURCATION;

HEMODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SHEAR STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CAROTID ARTERIES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034144218     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.429646     Document Type: Article

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