A three-dimensional human head finite element model and power flow in a human head subject to impact loading

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 284-292

  Zong, Z ^a   Lee, H P ^b   Lu, C ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Human head; Injury pattern; Structural intensity

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

HUMAN HEAD; INJURY PATTERN; STRUCTURAL INTENSITY;

BRAIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW KINETICS; HEAD; HEAD INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACCELERATION; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NECK; PHYSICAL STIMULATION;

EID: 28444457299     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.11.015     Document Type: Article

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