Geometric reconstruction for computational mesh generation of arterial bifurcations from CT angiography

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 227-235

  Antiga, Luca ^a   Ene Iordache, Bogdan ^a   Caverni, Lionello ^b   Cornalba, Gian Paolo ^b   Remuzzi, Andrea ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INST PHARMACOL RES   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial bifurcations; Atherosclerosis; Computed tomography angiography; Mesh generation; Three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

MESH GENERATION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ACCURACY; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; EVALUATION; GEOMETRY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037036241     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-6111(02)00020-4     Document Type: Article

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