... 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 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 and, thus, carry a higher proportion...

... , R. , 2004 . “ A Three-Dimensional Digital Image Correlation Technique for Strain Measurements in Microstructures ,” J. Biomech. , 37 ( 9 ), pp. 1313 – 320 . 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2003.12.036 8 Liu , L. , and Morgan , E. F. , 2007 . “ Accuracy and Precision of Digital Volume...

... 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...

... 05 2010 11 06 2010 01 09 2010 01 09 2010 biological tissues biomechanics diseases elasticity injuries strain measurement stress-strain relations viscoelasticity The annulus fibrosus (AF) is a collagenous tissue that undergoes multidirectional tensile strain...

... neurophysiology orthopaedics strain measurement Recent experimental and geometrically accurate three-dimensional finite element models have been developed in an attempt to determine the mechanisms of burst fractures in the spine. For example, in 1995 Tran et al. ( 1 ) used bovine lumbar spinal motion...

... 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...

... 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 element modeling numerical optimization cardiac...

..., the ex vivo preparation ( 3 ) is not fully applicable to the beating heart. In contrast, MRI tagging ( 5 6 ) is a noninvasive technique and can be performed in humans. The spatial resolution of this technique, however, needs further improvement to enable detailed transmural strain measurements. Takayama...

....2005.03.002 , 39 , pp. 1335 – 1341 . 31 10 2006 06 09 2007 28 03 2008 bending biomechanics biomedical materials bone materials testing prosthetics strain gauges strain measurement implant design load transfer distal radioulnar joint in vitro testing Joint...

... characteristics are likely necessary for normal valvular function. 27 11 2005 24 06 2006 proteins biomechanics molecular biophysics biomedical equipment biomedical measurement X-ray scattering force measurement strain measurement stress-strain relations stress relaxation...

...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...

... registration medical image processing finite element analysis strain measurement Strain Left ventricle Deformable image registration Soft tissue mechanics Finite element Magnetic resonance imaging Left ventricular (LV) wall function is typically evaluated...

... also used to obtain better understanding the regression results. 03 11 2003 21 07 2005 bone finite element analysis deformation strain measurement elasticity mechanical testing biomechanics physiological models biomedical measurement It has become common to study...

... underscores the need for rigorous experimentation and accurate constitutive models in simulating BHV function and design. prosthetics biomechanics cardiology finite element analysis diseases strain measurement biological tissues proteins Heart valve disease continues to be a significant...

... 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...

... 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 During the early stages of vertebrate development, the initially...

... shown that the force pattern exhibited on the chordae varied with PM displacement and the subsequent stress concentration area shifted on the leaflet ( 10 ). Our previous studies ( 11 12 ) have focused on dynamic strain measurements of the native MV anterior leaflet. It was revealed...

... by the Bioengineering Division November 20, 2003; revision received January 26, 2004. Associate Editor: A. D. McCulloch. 20 November 2003 26 January 2004 27 09 2004 biomedical MRI brain models harmonic analysis strain measurement image retrieval shear deformation biomechanics...