A finite element model to accurately predict real deformations of the breast

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1089-1097

  del Palomar, A Pérez ^a,c   Calvo, B ^a,c   Herrero, J ^b   Lopez J ^b   Doblare M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Alma IT Systems   (Spain)

^c BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast biomechanics; Finite element method; Hyperelastic behaviour; Surgery planning

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BIOMECHANICS; DEFORMATION; GRAVITATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KETONES; PLASTICS; SURGERY; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

3D SCANNERS; BIOMECHANICAL MODELS; BREAST BIOMECHANICS; BREAST SURGERIES; CURRENT TECHNIQUES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE ELEMENTS; GRAVITY FORCES; HYPERELASTIC BEHAVIOUR; MULTIMODAL IMAGES; PLASTIC SURGEONS; PLASTIC SURGERIES; SIMULATION METHODS; SPATIAL FEATURES; STANDING UP; SURFACE DISPLACEMENTS; SURGERY PLANNING; SURGICAL PLANNING; SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TUMORECTOMY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST SURGERY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; SIMULATION; STANDING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; BREAST; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HARDNESS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 55949099948     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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