A finite shell element for heart mitral valve leaflet mechanics, with large deformations and 3D constitutive material model

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 705-711

  Weinberg, Eli J ^a,b   Kaazempur Mofrad, Mohammad R ^c  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Incompressible; Large strain; Mitral valve; Shell element; Transversely isotropic

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRATION; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LARGE STRAIN; MITRAL VALVES; SHELL ELEMENTS; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DEFORMITY; FIBER OPTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

BIOMECHANICS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33846210627     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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