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Methods for modeling and predicting mechanical deformations of the breast under external perturbations.

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The results show that it is possible to create a deformable model of the breast based on finite elements with non-linear material properties, capable of modeling and predicting breast deformations in a clinically useful amount of time.
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This article is published in Medical Image Analysis.The article was published on 2002-03-01. It has received 147 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Breast biopsy & Imaging phantom.

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Advanced Medical Displays: A Literature Review of Augmented Reality

TL;DR: This paper not only reviews the related literature but also establishes the relationship between subsets of this body of work in medical augmented reality and discusses the remaining challenges for this young and active multidisciplinary research community.
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Validation of nonrigid image registration using finite-element methods: application to breast MR images

TL;DR: The validation method presented here is an important step toward more generic simulations of biomechanically plausible tissue deformations and quantification of tissue motion recovery using nonrigid image registration.
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An electromechanical model of the heart for image analysis and simulation

TL;DR: Results indicate that this proactive model, which integrates a priori knowledge on the cardiac anatomy and on its dynamical behavior, can improve the accuracy and robustness of the extraction of functional parameters from cardiac images even in the presence of noisy or sparse data.
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Mechanics of the normal woman's breast

TL;DR: The anatomy of the breast and major aging-related changes are described, and the mechanical characteristics of all tissue components of the Breast are detailed, and analytical approximations are made in regard to the forces acting on the breast during normal activity.
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Review of tissue simulating phantoms with controllable optical, mechanical and structural properties for use in optical coherence tomography

TL;DR: This work focuses on phantoms based on silicone, fibrin and poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogels (PVA-C), as it believes these materials hold the most promise for durable and accurate replication of tissue properties.
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The finite element method

TL;DR: In this article, the methodes are numeriques and the fonction de forme reference record created on 2005-11-18, modified on 2016-08-08.
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Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a formal notation for one-dimensional elements in structural dynamics and vibrational properties of a structural system, including the following: 1. Isoparametric Elements.
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Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues

TL;DR: This chapter discusses the mechanics of Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, and Other Cells, and their role in Bone and Cartilage, and the properties of Bioviscoelastic Fluids, which are a by-product of these cells.
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Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a sketch of the history and scope of the field of bio-physiology and discuss the meaning of the Constitutive Equation and the flow properties of blood.
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