Computational models of myocardial endomysial collagen arrangement

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 232-244

  Intrigila, Benedetto ^a   Melatti, Igor ^b   Tofani, Alberto ^c   Macchiarelli, Guido ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collagen; Endomysium; Heart mechanics; Modelling; Neural networks; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; MUSCLE; NEURAL NETWORKS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

CARDIAC COLLAGEN MATRIX; CARDIAC MUSCLE; MECHANICAL ASPECTS; MYOCARDIAL ENDOMYSIAL COLLAGEN ARRANGEMENT; STRESS /STRAIN RATIO;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL MODEL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STRESS; TECHNIQUE;

COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 34247472974     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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