Title :
A 3D model of quasi-static brain mechanics: application to tumor-bearing image registration
Author :
Kyriacou, Stelios K. ; Davatzikos, Christos
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Med., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
A 3D biomechanical model of the human brain is being developed. Currently, the model is used to predict tumor growth “mass effect” (movement of brain tissue due to the tumor) and, thus, to improve image registration of various normal to tumor-bearing images
Keywords :
biomechanics; brain models; image registration; medical image processing; tumours; 3D model; brain tissue movement; mass effect; normal brain images; quasistatic brain mechanics; tumor growth prediction; tumor-bearing image registration; Application software; Biomedical imaging; Boundary conditions; Brain modeling; Humans; Image registration; Mathematical model; Neoplasms; Radiology; Skull;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804327
