Investigation of the critical geometric characteristics of living human skulls utilising medical image analysis techniques

International Journal of Vehicle Safety

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 345-367

  Li, Haiyan ^a   Ruan, Jesse ^b   Xie, Zhonghua ^a   Wang, Hao ^c   Liu, Wengling ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^c TIANJIN FOURTH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

A P length; Biomechanical impact; Breadth; CT images; Living human skull; Skull thickness

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

A-P LENGTH; BIOMECHANICAL IMPACT; BREADTH; CT IMAGE; HUMAN SKULL; SKULL THICKNESS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 64249141429     PISSN: 14793105     EISSN: 14793113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVS.2007.016747     Document Type: Article

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