Uncertainty quantification in subject‐specific estimation of local vessel mechanical properties

BV Rego, D Weiss, MR Bersi… - International journal for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Quantitative estimation of local mechanical properties remains critically important in the
ongoing effort to elucidate how blood vessels establish, maintain, or lose mechanical …

Stability analysis of arteries under torsion

N Emuna, D Durban - Journal of biomechanical …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Vascular tortuosity may impede blood flow, occlude the lumen, and ultimately lead to
ischemia or even infarction. Mechanical loads like blood pressure, axial force, and also …

Axial variation in flexural stiffness of plant stem segments: measurement methods and the influence of measurement uncertainty

N Martin-Nelson, B Sutherland, M Yancey, CS Liao… - Plant Methods, 2021 - Springer
Background Flexural three-point bending tests are useful for characterizing the mechanical
properties of plant stems. These tests can be performed with minimal sample preparation …

Modeling orthotropic elastic-inelastic response of growing tissues with application to stresses in arteries

MB Rubin - Mechanics of Soft Materials, 2021 - Springer
This paper generalizes previous work on physically based nonlinear orthotropic invariants
for thermomechanical response of soft materials to include the inelastic process of …

Multi-factorial optimization of imaging parameters for quantifying coronary stenosis in cardiac CT

M Zarei, E Abadi, WP Segars… - … 2021: Physics of …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The accuracy and variability of quantifications in Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)
are affected by imaging parameters and patient attributes. While patient attributes cannot …