Biomechanics of the brain for computer-integrated surgery

Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 25-37

  Miller, Karol ^a   Wittek, Adam ^a   Joldes, Grand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Brain; Finite element method; Image registration; Meshless methods; Surgical simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 78249234739     PISSN: 1509409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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