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Morbiducci U, Ponzini R, Rizzo G, Cadioli M, Esposito A, Montevecchi FM, Redaelli A. Mechanistic insight into the physiological relevance of helical blood flow in the human aorta: an in vivo study. Biomech Model Mechanobiol. June 2011;10(3):339-355.

Publication Date
June 2011

How Analyze was Used
“The procedure for the extraction of the aortic shape [includes] image segmentation by interactively drawing the aorta contour slice by slice using the commercial software Analyze.”

Keywords
Adult
Algorithms
Aorta/physiology
Biomechanical Phenomena/physiology
Blood Circulation/physiology
Contrast Media
Hemodynamics/physiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Time Factors
Young Adult

Author Affiliation(s)
Department of Mechanics, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Turin, Italy. (UM, FMM)

CILEA, Interuniversity Consortium, Milan, Italy. (RP)

Istituto di Bioimmagini e Fisiologia Molecolare, Research National Council, Milan, Italy. (GR)

Philips Medical Systems, Milan, Italy. (MC)

Department of Radiology, Scientific Institute H S Raffaele, Milan, Italy. (AE)

Department of Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. (AR)

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Tags: Adult, Algorithms, Aorta/physiology, Biomechanical Phenomena/physiology, Blood Circulation/physiology, Contrast Media, Hemodynamics/physiology, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Time Factors, Young Adult