Computational blood flow modelling: Errors associated with reconstructing finite element models from magnetic resonance images

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-184

  Moore, Jennifer A ^a,b   Steinman, David A ^c   Ethier, C Ross ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Hemodynamics; MR imaging; Numerical modelling; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEMODYNAMICS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; SHEAR STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW MODELLING; THREE DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BLOOD;

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; ERROR; HEMODYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTISCANNING; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0345337292     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)00125-5     Document Type: Article

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