COMPUTER-SIMULATION AND SPATIAL MODELING IN HEART-SURGERY

Authors
TROBEC R SLIVNIK B GERSAK B GABRIJELCIC T
Citation
R. Trobec et al., COMPUTER-SIMULATION AND SPATIAL MODELING IN HEART-SURGERY, Computers in biology and medicine, 28(4), 1998, pp. 393-403
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Biology Miscellaneous","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Biomedical
Journal title
Computers in biology and medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00104825
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
393 - 403
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-4825(1998)28:4<393:CASMIH>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
In this work, three dimensional modelling and computer simulation of h eat transfer on generally-shaped nonhomogeneous bodies is proposed and described. The complexity of the calculation is estimated and the pot ential use of high performance parallel computers is discussed. The me thod is focused on applications in medicine. As an example, a numerica l algorithm for the parallel computer simulation of heart cooling proc edures during surgery is presented. On the basis of simulated results, two different methods of cooling are compared. (C) 1998 Elsevier Scie nce Ltd. All rights reserved.