A fiber orientation model of the human heart using classical histological methods, magnetic resonance imaging and interpolation techniques

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2008, Pages 307-310

  Theofilogiannakos, E K ^a,c   Theofilogiannakos, G K ^a   Anogeianaki, A ^a   Danias, P G ^b   Zairi, H ^a   Zaraboukas, T ^a   Stergiou Michailidou, V ^a   Kallaras, K ^a   Anogianakis, G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATLAB;

CARDIAC MODELS; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; FIBER ORIENTATIONS; HISTOLOGICAL METHODS; HISTOLOGICAL SECTIONS; HUMAN HEARTS; INTERPOLATION TECHNIQUES; LONGITUDINAL AXIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAGITTAL PLANES;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES;

EID: 62249097715     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CIC.2008.4749039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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