A hyperelastic finite-element model of human skin for interactive real-time surgical simulation

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1013-1022

  Lapeer, Rudy J ^a   Gasson, Paul D ^a   Karri, Vasudev ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis (FEA); human skin; hyperelasticity; open surgery simulation; programmable graphics processing unit (GPU)

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN SKIN; HYPER-ELASTICITY; OPEN SURGERY SIMULATION; PROGRAMMABLE GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT (GPU);

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; STRAIN; SURGERY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKIN FLAP; SKIN STIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VISCOELASTICITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79952981436     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2009.2038364     Document Type: Article

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