Combining the Finite Element Method with Structural Connectome-based Analysis for Modeling Neurotrauma: Connectome Neurotrauma Mechanics

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Kraft, Reuben H ^a   Mckee, Phillip Justin ^b   Dagro, Amy M ^a   Grafton, Scott T ^c  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Dynamic Science Inc ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORECASTING; GRAPH THEORY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSORS;

BRAIN INJURY; CELLULAR DEATH; CONNECTOMES; CONNECTOMICS; GRAPH THEORETICAL ANALYSIS; INJURY BIOMECHANICS; LOCALISED; NEUROCOMPUTATIONAL MODELS; NEUROTRAUMA; SPATIOTEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN DAMAGE; COMPUTER PREDICTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROIMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; STRUCTURAL CONNECTOME BASED ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84866075667     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002619     Document Type: Article

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