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A proposed protocol for measuring principal strain lines in a computational model of the human left ventricle can derive information on muscle fiber directions throughout the entire cardiac cycle.
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A computational simulation demonstrates that principal strain lines can be used to derive muscle fiber directions in the human left ventricle throughout the cardiac cycle.
The aim of this paper is to emphasise the role of the primary strain-line patterns in a human left ventricle (LV) within the complex system that is the heart. In particular, a protocol is proposed for the measurement of the principal strain lines (PSL) in the walls of the LV; this protocol is tested by means of a computational model which resembles a human LV. When the analysis is focused on the epicardial surface, PSL can be used to derive information on the directions of muscle fibres during the entire cardiac cycle, not only the systolic phase.
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Gabriele et al. (2013) studied this question. Protocol for measurement of principal strain lines (PSL) was evaluated on Information on the directions of muscle fibres during the entire cardiac cycle. A proposed protocol for measuring principal strain lines in a computational model of the human left ventricle can derive information on muscle fiber directions throughout the entire cardiac cycle.
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