A biomechanical model of the pelvic cavity: First steps

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

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 968-971

  Rubod, C ^a,b   Boukerrou, M ^a,b   Rousseau, J ^b   Viard, R ^b   Brieu, M ^c   Dubois, P ^b  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c ECOLE CENTRALE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

3D modeling; Biomechanics; Pelvic cavity; Pressure measurements

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SURGERY; TENSILE TESTING; TISSUE;

ORGANIC TISSUES; PELVIC CAVITY; SURGICAL TREATMENTS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BLADDER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HARDNESS; HUMAN; MANOMETRY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS; PRESSURE; RECTUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HARDNESS; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PELVIS; PRESSURE; RECTUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; URINARY BLADDER; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 34047186534     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260236     Document Type: Conference Paper

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