This paper presents a survey of the state-of-the-art deformable models studied in the
literature, with regard to soft tissue deformable modeling for interactive surgical simulation. It …

It has been envisaged that advances in computing and engineering technologies could
extend surgeons' ability to plan and carry out surgical interventions more accurately and with …

The ability to predict patient-specific soft tissue deformations is key for computer-integrated
surgery systems and the core enabling technology for a new era of personalized medicine …

Whole-body positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) imaging in
oncology provides comprehensive information of each patient's disease status. However …

Background Computed tomography (CT) is an imaging modality commonly used for studies
of internal body structures and very useful for detailed studies of body composition. The aim …

Dissection of an artery is characterised by the separation of the layers of the arterial wall
causing blood to flow within the wall. The incidence rates of thoracic aortic dissection (AoD) …

Finite element analysis (FEA) provides a powerful approach for estimating the in-vivo
loading characteristics of the hip joint during various locomotory and functional activities …

Geometrically accurate and anatomically correct 3D models of the human bones are of great
importance for medical research and practice in orthopedics and surgery. These geometrical …

Patient‐specific biomechanical models have been advocated as a tool for predicting
deformations of soft body organs/tissue for medical image registration (aligning two sets of …

In this chapter, we highlight complementary roles of image analysis and computational
biomechanics. We show how medical images are applied to create patient-specific …