... always shifts to the region of microcalcification. 23 05 2010 15 11 2010 29 11 2010 23 12 2010 23 12 2010 biomechanics blood vessels cellular biophysics finite element analysis Monte Carlo methods stress analysis microcalcifications sensitivity study plaque...

... finite element analysis laser beam effects Monte Carlo methods phantoms photothermal effects temperature distribution thermal conductivity transmission electron microscopy More than 1.47 × 10 6 million men and women have been diagnosed with cancer and over 562,000 people...

... probabilistic investigations, geometrical parameters are introduced to ascertain whether factors such as bone and cement mantle thickness are significant to the integrity of the replaced hip. biomedical materials composite materials failure (mechanical) finite element analysis Monte Carlo methods...

.... 19 11 2007 22 08 2008 04 02 2009 biomechanics bone elasticity Monte Carlo methods orthopaedics physiological models prosthetics wear For more than three decades, total knee replacement (TKR) surgery has been performed on patients with severe osteoarthritis. Though...

...., the difference between the marker positions as given by the model and the actual measured positions. biomechanics gait analysis Jacobian matrices Kalman filters medical signal processing Monte Carlo methods muscle skin 02 10 2006 21 05 2007 11 02 2008 2008 American...

... described in this paper by providing a well-defined loading axis. The alignment method can also be adapted for use with other apparatuses applying tibiofemoral compression. biomechanics biomedical equipment biomedical MRI compressive strength error analysis Monte Carlo methods orthopaedics...

... as long as the materials are absorbing and scattering media. 30 10 2003 01 02 2005 biothermics biological effects of laser radiation biological tissues Monte Carlo methods laser applications in medicine bio-optics Thermophysical properties used in phase-change heat...

.... The tensile fatigue S-N data were used to drive the computational simulation (FE/CDM) of fatigue in finite element models of the tensile and four-point bend specimens. Porosity was simulated in the finite element models according to the theory of elasticity and using Monte Carlo methods. The computational...

.... 16 November 2003 20 June 2003 09 01 2004 biomechanics physiological models biocontrol muscle neurophysiology Monte Carlo methods kinematics orthopaedics The knee joint is the largest and most complex joint in the human body. Comprised of multiple structures...

... levels of thermal damage. An integrating sphere technique was used to measure transmittance and diffuse reflectance, from which absorption and scattering coefficients were calculated using a Monte Carlo method. Results showed that the scattering coefficient increased with increasing mechanical load...

... Carlo methods light propagation turbidity biological tissues physiological models bio-optics light scattering There are many medical laser applications in which the target chromophore lies beneath the surface of biological tissue. Examples of this include laser therapy for skin cancer...