An inverse geometry problem for the localisation of skin tumours by thermal analysis

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 803-811

  Partridge, P W ^a   Wrobel, L C ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary elements; Dual reciprocity method; Genetic algorithm; Inverse problems; Thermal problems; Tumour

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT PROBLEMS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; TUMORS;

DUAL RECIPROCITY METHODS; SKIN SURFACES;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 34548119891     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enganabound.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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