... easily with opaque surfaces (including tissue) as the image processing issues are simplified. The method used here is unique in its scale and application to AAA. By utilizing a cyclic strain measure instead of only displacement, the effect of the asymmetric bifurcation on AAA wall motion can be shown...

... carbon fibre reinforced plastics carbon fibres filled polymers gait analysis infrared imaging mechanical testing orthopaedics prosthetics strain measurement biomechanics infrared thermography stress strain composite hip implant Metallic hip implants are much stiffer than bone...

... for predetermining the best regularization constants for a specific situation. 25 01 2011 12 05 2011 16 06 2011 16 06 2011 biological tissues biomechanics biomedical imaging bone diseases elastic constants elasticity inverse problems strain measurement elastography...

... to identify the optimal constitutive parameters for the mouse carotid artery. The results demonstrate that surface strain measurements can be combined with computational methods to identify material properties in a vascular tissue. Additional computational studies using the optimal material parameters...

... biological tissues biomechanics diseases elasticity injuries strain measurement stress-strain relations viscoelasticity Controversy exists concerning the strain rate dependence of the mechanical properties of soft tissues such as tendons and ligaments. For example, tendons ( 9 10 11 12...

... bone specimens also seem to fail in a fairly small range of strains near a much lower 3.1%. 28 11 2005 28 05 2009 01 09 2009 29 07 2010 29 07 2010 biomechanics bone computerised tomography deformation mechanical testing neurophysiology orthopaedics strain...

... the length of penetration depends on the angle of inclination, equal to the Bragg angle. The effects of skin tissue to detect the diffracted X-rays were investigated in the experiments. And the strain measurements were conducted under bending loads applied to the Ti specimen. The effect of skin tissue...

...-systolic LV volumes. 20 08 2008 12 04 2009 16 10 2009 biomechanics biomedical measurement biomedical MRI cardiovascular system diseases finite element analysis force measurement muscle physiological models strain measurement tagged magnetic resonance imaging finite...

.... 1928 – 1936 . 11 06 2008 18 03 2009 21 04 2009 biomechanics biomedical measurement cardiology diagnostic radiography medical disorders strain measurement diastolic strain early filling myocardial mechanics postoperative period transmural heterogeneity...

... bending biomechanics biomedical materials bone materials testing prosthetics strain gauges strain measurement implant design load transfer distal radioulnar joint in vitro testing Joint replacements improve the quality of life for many people by reducing pain and increasing...

... characteristics are likely necessary for normal valvular function. proteins biomechanics molecular biophysics biomedical equipment biomedical measurement X-ray scattering force measurement strain measurement stress-strain relations stress relaxation viscoelasticity creep Polarized light...

...A. Ramos; F. Fonseca; J. A. Simões The determination of biomechanical force systems of implanted femurs to obtain adequate strain measurements has been neglected in many published studies. Due to geometric alterations induced by surgery and those inherent to the design of the prosthesis...

... . The Bland-Altman analyses indicated good agreement between the forward FE solution and the warping predictions with the strain measures (Figs. 7B 7C 7D ) showing no apparent bias (all regression slopes ⩽ 0.099 ). The stretch results (Fig...

... upon the accuracy of FEM for cancellous bone ( 13 ). bone finite element analysis deformation strain measurement elasticity mechanical testing biomechanics physiological models biomedical measurement It has become common to study the mechanical properties of whole bones using...

... points the valve geometry hinders a clear optical path for both cameras, limiting in certain cases strain measurements to within ∼ 1 mm of the stent in the lower portion of the leaflet. However, while very small regions near the suture points may exhibit larger strains than the bulk...

... and joint kinematics. The system consisted of two high-resolution digital cameras and software for calculating the 3D coordinates of contrast markers. System precision was assessed by examining the variation in the coordinates of static markers over time. Three-dimensional strain measurement accuracy...

... describe an incremental digital volume correlation (IDVC) algorithm to quantify large (>0.05) 3D mechanical strains in the microstructure of 3D collagen matrices in response to applied mechanical loads. Strain measurements from the IDVC algorithm rely on 3D confocal images acquired from collagen...

... by the Bioengineering Division January 8, 2004; revision received June 2, 2004. Associate Editor: Andrew D. McCulloch 08 January 2004 02 June 2004 04 02 2005 biomechanics cardiovascular system finite element analysis strain measurement 1 Residual strain experiment. ( a ) Stage 12...

... similarity, we believe that our findings should be applicable to human valves. Strain measurements were only taken in the central region of the posterior leaflet, and thus do not describe the dynamic strains in the other parts of the MV. This may be particularly important in studies of chordal cutting...

..., accelerations of the skull are the cause of abnormally high strain 3 4 5 but the relationship is incompletely understood because of the difficulty in measuring deformation inside the skull. biomedical MRI brain models harmonic analysis strain measurement image retrieval shear deformation...