Brain mechanics For neurosurgery: modeling issues |
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Authors: | Stelios K. Kyriacou Ashraf Mohamed Karol Miller Samuel Neff |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology and Radiological Science The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland e-mail: kyriacou@cbmv.jhu.edu, US;(2) Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering The University of Western Australia, Perth, AU;(3) Neurosurgery, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
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Abstract: | ![]() Brain biomechanics has been investigated for more than 30 years. In particular, finite element analyses and other powerful computational methods have long been used to provide quantitative results in the investigation of dynamic processes such as head trauma. Nevertheless, the potential of these methods to simulate and predict the outcome of quasi-static processes such as neurosurgical procedures and neuropathological processes has only recently been explored. Some inherent difficulties in modeling brain tissues, which have impeded progress, are discussed in this work. The behavior of viscoelastic and poroelastic constitutive models is compared in simple 1-D simulations using the ABAQUS finite element platform. In addition, the behaviors of quasi-static brain constitutive models that have recently been proposed are compared. We conclude that a compressible viscoelastic solid model may be the most appropriate for modeling neurosurgical procedures. Received: 19 March 2002 / Accepted: 6 June 2002 Work is supported by a generous grant from the Whitaker Foundation. We would like to also thank Dr. Christos Davatzikos (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland) for his help. |
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