title: A VISUAL BASIC program to pre-process MRI data for finite element modeling.
abstract: Investigators use non-invasive imaging to collect geometric data for finite element models. A preprocessor is described to facilitate model generation of anatomical regions from serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data stored in a bitmap format. The MRI Data Transfer System is a stand-alone Windows-based program developed in VISUAL BASIC 3.0 which generates a NASTRAN input file. The program can be modified to generate input files for other solvers. The software will executive on any IBM-compatible computer which runs Windows Version 3.1 or higher. To demonstrate the software, model generation of a portion of a tibia is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487-0276, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D003196:Computer Graphics; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D012984:Software; D013977:Tibia / Q000033:anatomy & histology