Development of a three-dimensional finite element model of breast mechanics

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 VII, Issue , 2004, Pages 5080-5083

  Rajagopal, V ^a   Nielsen, P M F ^a   Nash, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Breast; Breast cancer; Finite elasticity; Finite element modeling; Soft tissue mechanics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SILICA GEL; TISSUE; TUMORS;

BREAST; BREAST CANCER; FINITE ELASTICITY; SOFT TISSUE MECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 11144300227     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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