• DocumentCode
    2685154
  • Title

    Automatic volume mesh generation applied to trabecular bone

  • Author

    Saxena, Rakesh ; Keller, Tony S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., Vermont Univ., Burlington, VT, USA
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    8-9 Apr 1999
  • Firstpage
    5
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    Schemes for volume mesh generation involving tetrahedral and brick elements have been described. A unit cell of trabecular bone has been analyzed using both the schemes
  • Keywords
    biology computing; biomechanics; bone; medical image processing; mesh generation; physiological models; stress analysis; 3D image data; Lode´s parameter; automatic volume mesh generation; bone modelling; brick elements; mechanical properties; strain intensity; stress intensity; tetrahedral elements; trabecular bone; unit cell; Cancellous bone; Capacitive sensors; Computed tomography; Iron; Large-scale systems; Mechanical engineering; Mechanical factors; Mesh generation; Prosthetics; Stress;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 25th Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    West Hartford, CT
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5486-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.1999.755729
  • Filename
    755729