FSI analysis of a human trachea before and after prosthesis implantation

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Malve M ^a,b   Del Palomar, A Pérez ^a   Chandra, S ^c   Lopez Villalobos J L ^d   Finol, E A ^c   Ginel, A ^d   Doblare M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROCEDURE; COLLAGEN FIBER; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; FIBER REINFORCED; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLUID SOLID INTERACTION; FRACTAL NETWORK; HYPERELASTIC MATERIALS; MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL STRESS; MEDICAL TREATMENT; PATIENT SPECIFIC; PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING; PRESSURE WAVEFORMS; STENT IMPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES; TOP SURFACE; TRACHEAL CARTILAGE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTAL DIMENSION; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

PROSTHETICS;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; EVALUATION; EXHALATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUID SOLID INTERACTION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INHALATION; PROSTHESIS; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SIMULATION; STENT; TRACHEA; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; ANISOTROPY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPLANTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SOFTWARE; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRACHEA; TRACHEAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960683643     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004315     Document Type: Article

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