Verification, validation and sensitivity studies in computational biomechanics

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-184

  Anderson, Andrew E ^a   Ellis, Benjamin J ^a   Weiss, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Computational modeling; Review; Sensitivity studies; Validation; Verification

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUE; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MODEL VERIFICATION; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; VALIDATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; CELL ENGINEERING; REVIEWS; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VERIFICATION;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE VALIDATION;

EID: 34547427002     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840601160484     Document Type: Article

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