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A geometric model using parametric equations accurately described the shape of the human mitral valve leaflets as portions of two interfacing semi-elliptic cylindrical shells.
A novel geometric model using parametric equations accurately describes the shape of the human mitral valve, providing a foundation for simulating its physiological function.
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May aid mitral valve modeling research; leaves open empirical validation before physiological or clinical use.
Shen et al. (2017) studied Healthy (n=50). Geometric modeling was evaluated on Parametric equations for the shape of the human mitral valve leaflets. A geometric model using parametric equations accurately described the shape of the human mitral valve leaflets as portions of two interfacing semi-elliptic cylindrical shells.
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