Finite element method in cardiac surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-8

  Hashim, Shahrul ^a   Richens, David ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Finite element method

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; AORTA VALVE; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE COURSE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW KINETICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 32044437990     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.108555     Document Type: Review

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