Modeling of the mechanical function of the human gastroesophageal junction using an anatomically realistic three-dimensional model

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1604-1609

  Yassi, R ^a   Cheng, L K ^a   Rajagopal, V ^a   Nash, M P ^a,b   Windsor, J A ^b   Pullan, A J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite elasticity; GEJ; Mechanical behavior; Muscle contraction

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; CIRCULAR MUSCLES; COMPUTER MODELS; CROSS SECTIONAL IMAGE; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FINITE DEFORMATION ELASTICITY; FINITE ELASTICITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL JUNCTION; GEJ; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HUMAN CADAVER; INTRALUMINAL PRESSURE; LONGITUDINAL MUSCLES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS; MUSCLE LAYERS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHRINKAGE;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER MODEL; ELASTICITY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STOMACH FUNCTION; STOMACH PRESSURE;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; PRESSURE; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67651163431     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.04.041     Document Type: Article

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