3D finite element mesh generation of complicated tooth model based on CT slices

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-105

  Gao, Jianxin ^a   Xu, Wei ^a   Ding, Zuquan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3D model generation; CT image and dental prosthetics; Finite element

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DENTAL PROSTHESES; DENTISTRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEDICAL IMAGING;

3D MODEL GENERATION; CT IMAGE AND DENTAL PROSTHETICS; FINITE ELEMENT; TETRAHEDRAL ELEMENTS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; ELEMENT;

ALGORITHM; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; MANDIBLE; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH; TOOTH FILLING;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; JAW; MODELS, ANATOMIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOOTH;

EID: 33646163037     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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