In the Spotlight: Cardiovascular Engineering

Author

Trayanova, Natalia

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD

Volume

1

fYear

2008

fDate

6/30/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

12

Lastpage

14

Abstract

This article reviews the development of patient-specific image-based models of the heart and the circulatory system. The goal of these types of models is to provide better assessment of cardiovascular function under the patient-specific pathophysiological conditions and to serve as a testbed for improved cardiovascular therapies that are tailored to the patient. These new models constitute a part of the growing trend towards the development of new computational approaches (i.e., computational medicine) that can aid treatment and prevention of human disease.

Keywords

biomedical engineering; biomedical imaging; cardiovascular system; medical computing; patient treatment; cardiovascular engineering; cardiovascular function assessment; circulatory system models; computational medicine; heart models; human disease prevention; human disease treatment; patient-specific cardiovascular therapies; patient-specific image based models; patient-specific pathophysiological conditions; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Cardiology; Computational fluid dynamics; Electrodes; Heart; Lesions; Medical treatment; Testing; Torso; Animals; Biomedical Engineering; Computer Simulation; Humans; Models, Cardiovascular; Portraits as Topic;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Reviews in

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1937-3333

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/RBME.2008.2008230

Filename

4664425