Development of a finite element model for blast brain injury and the effects of CSF cavitation

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1530-1544

  Panzer, Matthew B ^a   Myers, Barry S ^a   Capehart, Bruce P ^b,c   Bass, Cameron R ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast injury; Blast overpressure; CSF cavitation; Finite element model; Injury mechanism; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURY; BLAST OVERPRESSURE; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; INJURY MECHANISMS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

BRAIN; BRAIN MODELS; CAVITATION; SHEAR STRAIN; STRAIN RATE; TISSUE;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864553274     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-012-0519-2     Document Type: Article

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