Uncertainty Quantification in the In Vivo Image-Based Estimation of Local Elastic Properties of Vascular Walls
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Imaging Analysis
2.2. Evaluation of the Elastic Module from PCMRI
2.3. Uncertainty Quantification
2.4. In Silico Modeling
2.5. Post-Processing
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Mesh Sensitivity
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Fanni, B.M.; Antonuccio, M.N.; Pizzuto, A.; Berti, S.; Santoro, G.; Celi, S. Uncertainty Quantification in the In Vivo Image-Based Estimation of Local Elastic Properties of Vascular Walls. J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2023, 10, 109. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd10030109
Fanni BM, Antonuccio MN, Pizzuto A, Berti S, Santoro G, Celi S. Uncertainty Quantification in the In Vivo Image-Based Estimation of Local Elastic Properties of Vascular Walls. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 2023; 10(3):109. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd10030109
Chicago/Turabian StyleFanni, Benigno Marco, Maria Nicole Antonuccio, Alessandra Pizzuto, Sergio Berti, Giuseppe Santoro, and Simona Celi. 2023. "Uncertainty Quantification in the In Vivo Image-Based Estimation of Local Elastic Properties of Vascular Walls" Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease 10, no. 3: 109. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd10030109
APA StyleFanni, B. M., Antonuccio, M. N., Pizzuto, A., Berti, S., Santoro, G., & Celi, S. (2023). Uncertainty Quantification in the In Vivo Image-Based Estimation of Local Elastic Properties of Vascular Walls. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 10(3), 109. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd10030109