Choice of coordinate system for left ventricular FE-mesh generation

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 22, Issue , 2008, Pages 307-310

  Choi, Hon Fai ^a   Wu, M ^a   D'Hooge, J ^a   Rademakers, F E ^a   Claus, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coordinate system; Finite element; Left ventricle; Mesh fitting; Prolate spheroid

Indexed keywords

CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM; FINITE ELEMENT; LEFT VENTRICLES; MESH FITTING; PROLATE SPHEROID;

COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

MESH GENERATION;

EID: 70350674940     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89208-3_73     Document Type: Conference Paper

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