Development of a geometrically accurate and adaptable finite element head model for impact simulation: the Naval Research Laboratory–Simpleware Head Model

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 101-113

  Cotton, R T ^a   Pearce, C W ^a   Young, P G ^b   Kota, N ^c   Leung, A C ^d   Bagchi, A ^d   Qidwai, S M ^d  

^a SYNOPSYS INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c FREDERICK NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

blast; finite element; head impact; meshing; simulation; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; BRAIN; LOADING; RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

EXPERIMENTAL BENCHMARKS; FINITE ELEMENT HEAD MODELS; HEAD IMPACT; HIGH RESOLUTION SCANS; MESHING; NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY; SIMULATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN REGION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD INJURY; HEAD MODEL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VALIDITY; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; PATHOLOGY; PRESSURE;

BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE;

EID: 84946478854     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2014.994118     Document Type: Article

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