title: Automating 3D meshing method for patient-specific modeling.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop an automating meshing method for patient-specific modeling. Three-dimensional geometries of two six-month-old infant heads were reconstructed from the CT data. Finite element meshes including cranial bone of skull, brain, and suture were generated. Both static and dynamic analyses were performed to verify the models. The study for blunt impact of infant head was performed by using these patient-specific models.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Yabo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Jiangyue
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Narayan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoganandan
authors.forename: Frank A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Pintar
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Muszynski
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Gennarelli
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration / Q000009:adverse effects; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004548:Elasticity; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006257:Head / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008954:Models, Biological; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D013314:Stress, Mechanical