MRI image-based FE modelling of the pelvis system and bladder filling

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 669-676

  Krywonos, J ^a   Fenwick, J ^b,c   Elkut, F ^a   Jenkinson, I ^a   Liu, Y H ^d   Brunt, J N H ^b   Scott, A ^b   Malik, Z ^b   Eswar, C ^b   Ren, X J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Cancer Research   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder filling; FE modelling; MRI; Pelvis system

Indexed keywords

BLADDER FILLING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FE MODEL; FE MODELLING; FILLING PROCESS; FINITE-ELEMENT MODELS; HIGH RESOLUTION; KEY DIMENSIONS; MRI; MRI IMAGE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OVERALL-MODEL; PELVIS SYSTEM; SAGITTAL PLANE; STRUCTURAL DETAILS; TRANSAXIAL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FILLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RESONANCE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BLADDER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PELVIS; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 78650330999     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840903446961     Document Type: Article

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