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Note: Page numbers followed by “f” refer to figures.

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A-wave, 160 Base impedance, 151
Ablation, 252 253. See also Thermal ablation (TA) Bidimensional model, 205
Acoustic heating rate, 286 287 Bioelectric sources, 98 99
Action potential, 103 104, 222 Bioheat model (BHT model), 24 27, 254 255,
coupling with electric field diffusion in thorax, 259
111 115 Bioheat transfer models, 26
Activating function (AF), 220 225 Bioimpedance methods, 143 144. See also
distribution inside body, 227 230 Impedance
produced by circular coils, 225 227 ECM brachial bioimpedance, 161 164
Allometric laws, 28 30, 54 electrical cardiometry, 153 161
Alternans, 105 electrical impedance, 144 147
Anatomic media in noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring,
bioheat models, 24 27 147 149
electrical properties, 20 23 numerical modeling results, 165 166
homogenization methods, 24 27 thoracic bioimpedance methods and models,
rheological properties of blood, 23 24 149 152
Anatomical morphologies, 83 84 Biological materials, 22
Anisotropy, 21 Biological medium, 224
Annulus fibrosus, 71 Biologically inspired engineering, 45 46
Applanation tonometry (AT), 94, 119 Biomimetics, 45 46
Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian technique, 129 Biomimicry, 45 46
Arborescent macroscopic organizations, 44 Bionics, 45 46
Arborescent networks, 217 Biorheological models in magnetic drug transfer,
Arrhenius equation, 252 199 200
Arterial applanation tonometry (AAT), 119 BioZ product, 150
Arterial blood segmentation process, 79 Block width, 185
Arterial function evaluation, 123 135 Blood
arterial flow evaluation, 129 133 electrical conductivity of, 22 23, 154 155
arterial hemodynamic, 123 125 filtering process, 72 73
equivalent lumped parameters electric circuit, perfusion rate, 272
133 135 pressure pulse wave reflections, 116 122
pressure transducers and positioning, 126 129 augmentation index, 119 120
structural analysis, 125 126 blood pressure wave, 116 119
Arterial hemodynamics, 75 76 generalized transfer function, 120 121
Atherogenesis process, 75 using small size data collections, 121 122
Atheroma plaque rupture, 75 rheological properties of, 23 24
Atherosclerosis, 75 Body composition analysis (BIA), 143
Atrioventricular node (AV node), 95 96 Body size effect, 63 67
Augmentation index (AI), 119 120 Boolean operations, 84
Auscultation, 118 Boundary, 2 3

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