From finite element meshes to clouds of points: a review of methods for generation of computational biomechanics models for patient-specific applications

A Wittek, NM Grosland, GR Joldes, V Magnotta… - Annals of biomedical …, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Computational modeling of cardiac valve function and intervention

W Sun, C Martin, T Pham - Annual review of biomedical …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
In the past two decades, major advances have been made in the clinical evaluation and
treatment of valvular heart disease owing to the advent of noninvasive cardiac imaging …

A comparison of diameter, wall stress, and rupture potential index for abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture risk prediction

A Maier, MW Gee, C Reeps, J Pongratz… - Annals of biomedical …, 2010 - Springer
An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a balloon-like dilation of the aorta, which is
potentially fatal in case of rupture. Computational finite element (FE) analysis is a promising …

A computational strategy for prestressing patient‐specific biomechanical problems under finite deformation

MW Gee, C Förster, WA Wall - International Journal for …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In simulation of biomechanical structures the patient‐specific geometry of the object of
interest is very often reconstructed from in vivo medical imaging such as CT scans. Such …

Full-field bulge test for planar anisotropic tissues: Part I–Experimental methods applied to human skin tissue

TK Tonge, LS Atlan, LM Voo, TD Nguyen - Acta biomaterialia, 2013 - Elsevier
The nonlinear anisotropic properties of human skin tissue were investigated using bulge
testing. Full-field displacement data were obtained during testing of human skin tissues …

Patient-specific modeling of biomechanical interaction in transcatheter aortic valve deployment

Q Wang, E Sirois, W Sun - Journal of biomechanics, 2012 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to develop a patient-specific computational model to quantify
the biomechanical interaction between the transcatheter aortic valve (TAV) stent and the …

In vitro analysis of localized aneurysm rupture

A Romo, P Badel, A Duprey, JP Favre, S Avril - Journal of Biomechanics, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, bulge inflation tests were used to characterize the failure response of 15 layers
of human ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (ATAA). Full field displacement data were …

Prestressing in finite deformation abdominal aortic aneurysm simulation

MW Gee, CH Reeps, HH Eckstein, WA Wall - Journal of biomechanics, 2009 - Elsevier
In abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) simulation the patient-specific geometry of the object of
interest is very often reconstructed from in vivo medical imaging such as CT scans. Such …

Methods in mechanical testing of arterial tissue: a review

RA Macrae, K Miller, BJ Doyle - Strain, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanical testing of arterial tissue can provide unique insights into its behaviour. As
measurement and computational techniques continue to advance, new applications can be …

On the prospect of patient-specific biomechanics without patient-specific properties of tissues

K Miller, J Lu - Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents main theses of two keynote lectures delivered at Euromech Colloquium
“Advanced experimental approaches and inverse problems in tissue biomechanics” held in …