Connection forms for beating the heart

Arthur Mensch, Emmanuel Piuze, Lucas Lehnert, Adrianus J. Backermans, Jon Sporring, Gustav J. Strijkers, Kaleem Siddiqi

Abstract

We combine recent work on modeling cardiac mechanics using a finite volume method with the insight that heart wall myofiber orientations exhibit a particular volumetric geometry. In our finite vol- ume mechanical simulation we use Maurer-Cartan one-forms to add a geometrical consistency term to control the rate at which myofiber ori- entation changes in the direction perpendicular to the heart wall. This allows us to estimate material properties related to both the passive and active parameters in our model. We have obtained preliminary results on the 4 canine datasets of the 2014 mechanics challenge using the FEBio software suite. In ongoing work we are validating and improving the model using rat heart (ex-vivo DTI and in-vivo tagging) MRI datasets, from which we have estimated strain tensors.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStatistical Atlases and Computational Models of the Heart - Imaging and Modelling Challenges : 5th International Workshop, STACOM 2014, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2014, Boston, MA, USA, September 18, 2014, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsOscar Camara, Tommaso Mansi, Mihaela Pop, Kawai Rhode, Maxime Sermesant, Alistair Young
Number of pages10
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2015
Pages83-92
Chapter9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventInternational Workshop, STACOM 2014 - Boston, United States
Duration: 18 Sept 2014 → …
Conference number: 5

Conference

ConferenceInternational Workshop, STACOM 2014
Number5
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period18/09/2014 → …
SeriesLecture notes in computer science
Volume8896
ISSN0302-9743

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