Computational analysis of the myocardial structure: Adaptation of cardiac myofiber orientations through deformation

Medical Image Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 346-353

  Kroon, Wilco ^a   Delhaas, Tammo ^a   Bovendeerd, Peter ^b   Arts, Theo ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac mechanics; Fiber remodeling; Finite element model; Transverse angle

Indexed keywords

3-D FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; CARDIAC CYCLES; CARDIAC MECHANICS; CARDIAC WALLS; CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; LEFT VENTRICULAR; MYOFIBERS; PEAK STRESS; STROKE VOLUMES; SYSTOLIC PRESSURES; TISSUE DEFORMATIONS; TRANSVERSE ANGLE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; DEFORMATION; DIAGNOSIS; FIBERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SHEAR STRAIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART CYCLE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WORK; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART STROKE VOLUME; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 62749158624     PISSN: 13618415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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