Title :
The generation of a finite element mesh in an inhomogeneous torso by means of Laplace mapping
Author :
Zhou, Hong ; Van Oosterom, Adriaan
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Med. Phys. & Biophys., Univ. of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
This paper discusses the application of Laplace mapping to the generation of brick finite element mesh of a realistic inhomogeneous human torso containing lungs, blood cavities and skeletal muscle. In this approach the mesh in the human torso is constructed by mapping a mesh generated in a domain of regular geometry into the torso. This mesh generation procedure is fully automatic and the mesh generated in such a way conforms to the torso geometry.
Keywords :
Laplace equations; blood; lung; mesh generation; muscle; neurophysiology; Laplace mapping; blood cavities; finite element mesh generation; lungs; realistic inhomogeneous human torso; skeletal muscle; torso geometry; Blood; Cardiology; Cavity resonators; Nonhomogeneous media;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761322
