Automatic generation and validation of patient-specific finite element head models suitable for crashworthiness analysis

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 555-563

  Ho, Johnson ^a   Von Holst, Hans ^a,b   Kleiven, Svein ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automatic model generation; Finite element analysis; Human head model; Localised brain motion

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC GENERATION; AUTOMATIC MODEL GENERATION; BRAIN INJURY; ELEMENT QUALITY; EXPECTATION-MAXIMISATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENTS; GEOMETRY EXTRACTION; GREY MATTERS; HEAD MODEL; HUMAN HEAD MODEL; HUMAN SUBJECTS; JACOBIANS; MANUAL SEGMENTATION; MODEL GENERATION; NODAL DISPLACEMENT; PREDICTION RESEARCH; SEGMENTATION ACCURACY; SKULL STRIPPING; SPECIFIC FINITE ELEMENT; WHITE MATTER; WHOLE PROCESS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CRASHWORTHINESS; DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; SIMULATORS; STRIPPING (DYES);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 71449118841     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260902895708     Document Type: Article

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