Investigation of 3-D mechanical properties of blood vessels using a new in vitro tests system: results on sheep common carotid arteries.
Walter BlondelJacques DidelonGérard MauriceJean-Pierre CarteauxXiong WangJean-François StolzPublished in: IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. (2001)
Keyphrases
- blood vessels
- mechanical properties
- carotid artery
- tubular structures
- medical imagery
- composite materials
- low contrast
- cross sectional
- retinal images
- finite element model
- ultrasound images
- optic disc
- region of interest
- region growing
- contrast enhanced
- deformable models
- motion tracking
- magnetic resonance angiography
- computer vision
- active shape model
- x ray