A method to estimate biomechanics and mechanical properties of optic nerve head tissues from parameters measurable using optical coherence tomography

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1381-1389

  Sigal, I A ^a,b   Grimm, J L ^c   Schuman, J S ^a,b,c   Kagemann, L ^a   Ishikawa, H ^a   Wollstein, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Finite element models; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure (IOP); Inverse modeling; Lamina cribrosa (LC); Optic nerve head (ONH); Strain; Stress

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; ELASTICITY; EYE PROTECTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORECASTING; INVERSE PROBLEMS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TISSUE;

GLAUCOMA; INTRA OCULAR PRESSURE; INVERSE MODELING; LAMINA CRIBROSA; OPTIC NERVE HEAD;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANATOMIC MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE HEAD; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT RISK; PREDICTION; RIGIDITY; SCLERA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTIC DISK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OPTIC DISK; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 84901933085     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: 1558254X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2014.2312133     Document Type: Article

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