Development of a simple method to construct finite element models of aortas from MRI images and its application to thoracic aortic aneurysm

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 787-794

  Kato, Yoko ^a   Matsumoto, Takeo ^a   Kumagai, Kiichirou ^a   Akimoto, Hiroji ^a   Tabayashi, Koichi ^a   Sato, Masaaki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Biological engineering; Finite element method; Medical engineering; MRI; Thoracic

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL APPLICATION;

EID: 0034532832     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.43.787     Document Type: Article

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