Marco Borra Giacasso
Development of a Mathematical Model for the Left Ventricle to Analyze Stiffness Variations During the Cardiac Cycle.
Rel. Diego Gallo. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Biomedica, 2024
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Cardiovascular diseases are currently the leading cause of death worldwide, and prevention remains critical in addressing this global health issue. One of the emerging approaches to cardiac health assessments involves analyzing the mechanical properties of the heart, which can serve as a powerful tool for evaluating its overall condition. While modern methods to quantify these mechanical characteristics often rely on invasive procedures, numerous non-invasive imaging techniques are already used to assess the heart’s geometric features. The aim of this thesis is to develop a mathematical model for the left ventricle that enables the estimation of the tissue stiffness throughout the cardiac cycle using geometric data, such as volume changes.
Following a review of the existing literature on this topic, a spring-mass model was selected due to its simplicity and its ability to directly calculate stiffness values from positional data derived from the volume changes
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