Techniques for the generation of 3D Finite Element Meshes of human organs

Claudio Lobos (1) , Yohan Payan (2) , Nancy Hitschfeld (3)

1 TIMC-IMAG - Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité - Informatique, Mathématiques et Applications, Grenoble - UMR 5525
2 TIMC-IMAG-GMCAO - Gestes Medico-chirurgicaux Assistés par Ordinateur
3 DCC - Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación

This chapter aims at introducing and discussing the techniques for the generation of 3D Finite Element Meshes of human organs. The field of computer assisted surgery is more specifically addressed.

Mots clés: Finite Element Method; 3D mesh generation; medical imaging; computer aided surgery

Domaines: Biomécanique [physics.med-ph]; Imagerie; Biomécanique [physics.med-ph]

Claudio Lobos, Yohan Payan, Nancy Hitschfeld. Techniques for the generation of 3D Finite Element Meshes of human organs. Andriani Daskalaki. Informatics in Oral Medicine: Advanced Techniques in Clinical and Diagnostic Technologies, Hershey, PA: Medical Information Science Reference, pp.126-158, 2010, chapter IX, ⟨10.4018/978-1-60566-733-1⟩. ⟨hal-00433557⟩