Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages 119-138

  Doyle, Barry J ^a   McGloughlin, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Wall; Rupture Risk; Wall Strength; Wall Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862226059     PISSN: 18682006     EISSN: 18682014     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/8415_2011_70     Document Type: Chapter

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