A tissue-level anisotropic criterion for brain injury based on microstructural axonal deformation

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-52

  Cloots, R J H ^a   van Dommelen, J A W ^a   Geers, M G D ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Axons; Brain injury criterion; Diffuse axonal injury (DAI); Finite element method; Neurons; Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Indexed keywords

AXONS; BRAIN INJURY; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; FINITE ELEMENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; DISEASES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEURONS; TISSUE;

BRAIN MODELS;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CRITICAL VOLUME ELEMENT; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANISOTROPY; AXONS; BIOMECHANICS; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 80054966982     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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