Dynamic finite element analysis of the aortic root from MRI-derived parameters

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 212-221

  Conti, Carlo A ^a   Votta, Emiliano ^a   Della Corte, Alessandro ^b   Del Viscovo, Luca ^b   Bancone, Ciro ^b   Cotrufo, Maurizio ^b   Redaelli, Alberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic root; Dimensions; Dynamic analysis; Finite element modelling; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

AORTIC PRESSURE; AORTIC ROOT; CARDIAC CYCLES; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DYNAMIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DYNAMIC FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES; GEOMETRICAL DIFFERENCES; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL STRESS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; NON-LINEAR; OPTIMISATIONS; RIGHT AND LEFT; ROOT FUNCTIONS; STRESS AND STRAIN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TRANSVALVULAR PRESSURES;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSELS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

AORTA PRESSURE; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WALL STRESS;

AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 75749147508     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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