title: IA-FEMesh: an open-source, interactive, multiblock approach to anatomic finite element model development.
abstract: Finite element (FE) analysis is a valuable tool in musculoskeletal research. The demands associated with mesh development, however, often prove daunting. In an effort to facilitate anatomic FE model development we have developed an open-source software toolkit (IA-FEMesh). IA-FEMesh employs a multiblock meshing scheme aimed at hexahedral mesh generation. An emphasis has been placed on making the tools interactive, in an effort to create a user friendly environment. The goal is to provide an efficient and reliable method for model development, visualization, and mesh quality evaluation. While these tools have been developed, initially, in the context of skeletal structures they can be applied to countless applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States. nicole-grosland@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Grosland
authors.forename: Kiran H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Shivanna
authors.forename: Vincent A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Magnotta
authors.forename: Nicole A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kallemeyn
authors.forename: Nicole A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: DeVries
authors.forename: Srinivas C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tadepalli
authors.forename: Curtis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lisle
mesh_terms: D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results