A comparison of numerical methods used for finite element modelling of soft tissue deformation

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 391-406

  Pathmanathan, P ^a   Gavaghan, D ^a   Whiteley, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basis functions; Breast; Finite element method; Heart; Non linear elasticity

Indexed keywords

APPLIED FORCES; BASIS FUNCTIONS; BODY FORCES; BREAST; CARDIAC TISSUES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FIRST DERIVATIVE; HEART; HIGHER-ORDER SCHEME; MATERIAL INTERFACES; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MODEL PROBLEMS; NON-LINEAR ELASTICITY; NUMERICAL SCHEME; POLYNOMIAL DEGREE; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE DEFORMATION;

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 69249092098     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/03093247JSA482     Document Type: Article

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