Image-Based Computational Modeling of the Human Circulatory and Pulmonary Systems Methods and Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chandran, Krishnan B. (Editor), Udaykumar, H. S. (Editor), Reinhardt, Joseph M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2011.
• Edition: 1.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Radiology.; Computer simulation.; Computer mathematics.; Physics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Imaging / Radiology.; Simulation and Modeling.; Numerical and Computational Physics.; Computational Science and Engineering.

Image-Based Computational Modeling of the Human Circulatory and Pulmonary Systems provides an overview of the current modeling methods and applications enhancing interventional treatments and computer-aided surgery. A detailed description of the techniques behind image acquisition, processing and th...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Image Acquisition
• Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
• Computational Techniques for Biological Fluids
• Computational Techniques for Biological Soft Tissue
• Fluid-Structure Interaction Algorithm Development
• Arterial Circulation and Disease Processes
• Biomechanics of AAA, Cerebral Aneurysms, and Vascular Grafts
• Fluid Mechanics for Interventions and Surgical Planning
• Computational Analysis of Lung Tissue and Airway Flow Dynamics
• Mechanical Valve Fluid Dynamics and Thrombus Initiation
• Aortic, Mitral, and Biological Prosthetic Valve Dynamics
• Micro-Scale Analysis of Blood Particles and Use of Multi-Scale Models
• Multi-Scale Modeling of Biological Soft Tissue.