Anisotropic finite element modeling for patient-specific mandible

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-209

  Liao, Sheng Hui ^a   Tong, Ruo Feng ^a   Dong, Jin Xiang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anisotropic material; Automatic mesh generator (AMG); Complete mandible model; Finite element method; Patient specific

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ANISOTROPIC MATERIALS; AUTOMATIC MESH GENERATOR (AMG); COMPLETE MANDIBLE MODELS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCELLOUS BONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORTICAL BONE; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GENERATOR; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SOFTWARE;

EID: 36148981117     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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