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Title Computational biomechanics for medicine : from algorithms to models and applications / Adam Wittek, Grand Joldes, Poul M.F. Nielsen, Barry J. Doyle, Karol Miller, editors
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017
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Description 1 online resource (viii, 173 pages)
Series Computational Biomechanics for Medicine
Computational biomechanics for medicine (Series)
Contents Chapter1. The Effects of Geometric Variation from OCT-Derived 3D Reconstructions on Wall Shear Stress in a Patient-Specific Coronary Artery -- Chapter2. Constitutive Modelling of Lamb Aorta -- Chapter 3. Quantifying Cytoskeletal Morphology in Endothelial Cells to Enable Mechanical Analysis -- Chapter 4. Computational Approaches for the Modelling of Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression -- Chapter5. Reduced Order Model of a Human Left and Right Ventricle Based on POD Method -- Chapter6. Estimation of the Permeability Tensor of the Microvasculature of the Liver through Fabric Tensors -- Chapter7. Motion Estimation with Finite-Element Biomechanical Models and Tracking Constraints from Tagged MRI -- Chapter8. Subpixel Measurement of Living Skin Deformation Using Intrinsic Features -- Chapter9. Three-Dimensional Glenohumeral Joint Kinematic Analyses From Asynchronous Biplane Fluoroscopy Using an Interpolation Technique -- Chapter10. An Evaluation of Adaptive Biomechanical Non-Rigid Registration for Brain Glioma Resection using Image-Guided Neurosurgery -- Chapter11. Registration of Prone and Supine Breast MRI for Breast Cancer Treatment Planning -- Chapter12. Evaluation of Strains on Levator Ani Muscle: Damage Induced During Delivery for a Prediction of Patient Risks -- Chapter. 13. Abusive Head Trauma -- Developing a computational Adult Head Model to Predict Brain Deformations Under Mild Accelerations -- Chapter14. Computation of Brain Deformations Due to Violent Impact: Quantitative Analysis of the Importance of the Choice of Boundary Conditions and Brain Tissue Constitutive Model
Summary This volume comprises the latest developments in both fundamental science and patient-specific applications, discussing topics such as: cellular mechanics; injury biomechanics; biomechanics of heart and vascular system; medical image analysis; and both patient-specific fluid dynamics and solid mechanics simulations. With contributions from researchers world-wide, the Computational Biomechanics for Medicine series of titles provides an opportunity for specialists in computational biomechanics to present their latest methodologies and advancements
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 10, 2017)
Subject Biomechanics.
Computer-assisted surgery.
Imaging systems in medicine.
Heart -- Mechanical properties.
Cardiovascular system -- Mechanical properties
Biomechanical Phenomena
Surgery, Computer-Assisted
Maths for scientists.
Mechanics of solids.
Radiology.
Medical physics.
Robotics.
Biomedical engineering.
MEDICAL -- Physiology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Imaging systems in medicine
Heart -- Mechanical properties
Computer-assisted surgery
Biomechanics
Form Electronic book
Author Wittek, Adam, editor
Joldes, Grand R., editor
Nielsen, Poul M. F. (Poul Michael Fønss), editor.
Doyle, Barry J., editor
Miller, Karol, editor
ISBN 9783319544816
3319544810