Finite element analysis of an elastic model of the brain: Distortion due to acute epidural hematoma - The role of the intra-ventricular pressure gradient

Computer Aided Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-136

  Saberi, Hooshang ^a   Seddighi, Amir Saied ^a   Farmanzad, Farhad ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brain modeling; Elastic; Epidural hematoma; Finite element; Intra ventricular pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34248597568     PISSN: 10929088     EISSN: 10970150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10929080701294828     Document Type: Article

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