title: FEM-based soft tissue destruction model for ablation simulator.
abstract: In surgical procedures, ablation is one of the most difficult skills to train and acquire. For the risk of ablation failure, ablation training environments are desired. This paper proposes FEM-based deformation and destruction soft tissue model for ablation training simulator. The proposed model employs shearing stress hypothesis. The result of simulation experiments shows that the model can express different destruction progression by manipulation.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kume
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komori
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000601:surgery*; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008953:Models, Anatomic