The engineering analysis of bioheat equation and penile hemodynamic relationships in the diagnosis of erectile dysfunction: Part II - Model optimization using the ANOVA and Taguchi method

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-294

  Ng, E Y K ^a,b   Ng, W K ^b   Huang, J ^b   Tan, Y K ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

ANOVA; Bioheat; Erectile dysfunction; Optimization; Perfusion; Taguchi

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BODY TEMPERATURE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEMODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TUNICA ALBUGINEA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEAT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 43649100471     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901628     Document Type: Article

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