Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 448-453 , May 2009

Virtual optimization of self-expandable braided wire stents

  • Matthieu De Beule

      Affiliations

    • Institute Biomedical Technology (IBiTech), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Institute Biomedical Technology, Ghent University De Pintelaan 185 9000-Gent. Tel.: +32 9 332 43 20; fax: +32 9 332 41 59.
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  • Sofie Van Cauter

      Affiliations

    • Institute Biomedical Technology (IBiTech), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Peter Mortier

      Affiliations

    • Institute Biomedical Technology (IBiTech), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Denis Van Loo

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Nuclear Sciences (INW), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Rudy Van Impe

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Research on Structural Models, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Pascal Verdonck

      Affiliations

    • Institute Biomedical Technology (IBiTech), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Benedict Verhegghe

      Affiliations

    • Institute Biomedical Technology (IBiTech), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Received 6 December 2007 ,Revised 14 November 2008 ,Accepted 17 November 2008.

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PII: S1350-4533(08)00210-5

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.11.008

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 448-453 , May 2009

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