Automated subject-specific, hexahedral mesh generation via image registration

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1178-1185

  Ji, Songbai ^a   Ford, James C ^b   Greenwald, Richard M ^a,c   Beckwith, Jonathan G ^c   Paulsen, Keith D ^a,d   Flashman, Laura A ^b   McAllister, Thomas W ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SIMBEX   (United States)

^d NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic mesh generation; Biomechanics; Finite element analysis; Hexahedral; Mesh quality; Mutual information; Subject specific; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC MESH GENERATION; HEXAHEDRAL; MESH QUALITY; MUTUAL INFORMATIONS; SUBJECT-SPECIFIC; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

AUTOMATION; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGE REGISTRATION; MESH GENERATION;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 79957924589     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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