Physical-based statistical shape modeling of the levator ani

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 926-936

  Lee, Su Lin ^a   Tan, Emile ^b   Khullar, Vik ^b   Gedroyc, Wladyslaw ^b   Darzi, Ara ^b   Yang, Guang Zhong ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Finite element methods (FEMs); Levator ani; Pelvic floor

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC EXERCISE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHODS (FEMS); LEVATOR ANI; MANN-WHITNEY; NON-PARAMETRIC TEST; NORMAL MODEL; OPEN ACCESS SCANNERS; PELVIC FLOOR; PRESSURE READING; SIMULATION RESULT; STATISTICAL SHAPE MODEL; STATISTICAL SHAPES; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; SURGICAL PLANNING; TRAINING SETS;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOORS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

SIMULATORS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIC FLOOR; PERINEUM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 66249086924     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2009.2012894     Document Type: Article

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