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Biophysics & Medical Physics

Cardiac Biomechanics

The application of solid and fluid mechanics principles to model heart chamber contraction, blood flow dynamics, and myocardial wall stress.

Wall Stress σ = (P × r) / (2 h) (Law of Laplace for Spheres) kPa (Myocardial Wall Stress) & mmHg (Pressure) Biophysics & Medical Physics

Computed Tomography (CT Scan)

A diagnostic medical imaging modality combining rotating X-ray tubes and digital detectors with filtered back-projection algorithms to…

Hounsfield Unit HU = 1000 × (μ_tissue - μ_water) / (μ_water - μ_air) Hounsfield Units (HU, Water = 0, Air = -1000, Bone = +1000) Biophysics & Medical Physics

Cytoskeleton Mechanics

The study of the mechanical properties, viscoelasticity, and force generation of the intracellular filament network (actin, microtubules…

Flexural Rigidity EI = E_young × I_area_moment pN·μm² (Bending Stiffness)