Heterogeneous meshing and biomechanical modeling of human spine

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-290

  Teo, J C M ^a   Chui, C K ^a   Wang, Z L ^a   Ong, S H ^a   Yan, C H ^a   Wang, S C ^a   Wong, H K ^a   Teoh, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Mesh generation; Modeling

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

MALE DATA; MESH GENERATION; RADIOLOGICAL SLICES; VOLUMETRIC ELEMENTS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SPINE; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 37849187610     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.02.012     Document Type: Article

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