An improved method for the automatic mapping of computed tomography numbers onto finite element models

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-69

  Taddei, Fulvia ^a   Pancanti, Alberto ^a   Viceconti, Marco ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Mechanical properties; Subject specific finite element models

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BONE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAPPING; STRESSES;

AUTOMATIC MAPPING; BONE TISSUES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ILEUM; MATERIAL STATE; MOLECULAR MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA;

EID: 0344440923     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(03)00138-3     Document Type: Article

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