Ballistic injury simulation using the material point method.
The Material Point Method is used in the computational simulation of ballistic projectile damage to the heart. A transversely isotropic hyperelastic material model is used to model the myocardium. Computed estimates of tissue damage are used to characterize damaged tissue. The method's potential to estimate the damaged tissue in the complete torso is considered.
Ionescu
Irina
I
Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Weiss
Jeffrey A
JA
Guilkey
James
J
Cole
Martin
M
Kirby
Robert M
RM
Berzins
Martin
M
D003198:Computer Simulation; D003238:Connective Tissue; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating