Model-based estimation of male urethral resistance and elasticity using pressure-flow data

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-40

  Barnea, Ofer ^a   Gillon, Gabriel ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mathematical model; Urethral elasticity; Urethral resistance; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; ELASTICITY; LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UROLOGY;

URETHRAL RESISTANCE; URODYNAMICS;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICTURITION; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA; URETHRA FUNCTION; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; URETHRA PRESSURE; URODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRESSURE; URETHRA; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URETHRAL STRICTURE; URINATION;

EID: 0035238974     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4825(00)00020-2     Document Type: Article

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