Fibre orientation of fresh and frozen porcine aorta determined non-invasively using diffusion tensor imaging

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 765-776

  Flamini, Vittoria ^a   Kerskens, Christian ^b   Simms, Ciaran ^b   Lally, Caitríona ^b,c  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aorta; Diffusion tensor imaging; Fibre angle; Fibre reinforced material; Frozen tissue

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; DIFFUSION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TENSORS;

AORTA; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; DIFFUSION TENSOR; FIBRE ORIENTATION; FIBROUS STRUCTURES; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; FROZEN TISSUES; GRADIENT DIRECTION;

DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FIBRE ANGLE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; FREEZING; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 84890858030     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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