Cavitation as a possible Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) damage mechanism

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 32 IFMBE, Issue , 2010, Pages 34-37

  Wardlaw, Andrew ^a   Goeller, Jack ^a  

^a Advanced Technology and Research Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

cavitation; TBI

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION MODEL; DAMAGE MECHANISM; FLUID-STRUCTURES; HEAD MODEL; HYDRO CODES; TBI; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BRAIN; BRAIN MODELS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CAVITATION;

EID: 78049357060     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14998-6_9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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