Computational Biomechanics for Medicine: From Algorithms to Models and Applications

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
The Effects of Geometric Variation from OCT-Derived 3D Reconstructions on Wall Shear Stress in a Patient-Specific Coronary Artery....Pages 1-13
Constitutive Modelling of Lamb Aorta....Pages 15-25
Quantifying Cytoskeletal Morphology in Endothelial Cells to Enable Mechanical Analysis....Pages 27-38
Available Computational Techniques to Model Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression Implementing a Multi-Level Approach....Pages 39-55
Reduced Order Model of a Human Left and Right Ventricle Based on POD Method....Pages 57-69
Estimation of the Permeability Tensor of the Microvasculature of the Liver Through Fabric Tensors....Pages 71-79
Motion Estimation with Finite-Element Biomechanical Models and Tracking Constraints from Tagged MRI....Pages 81-90
Subpixel Measurement of Living Skin Deformation Using Intrinsic Features....Pages 91-99
Three-Dimensional Glenohumeral Joint Kinematic Analyses from Asynchronous Biplane Fluoroscopy Using an Interpolation Technique....Pages 101-110
An Evaluation of Adaptive Biomechanical Non-Rigid Registration for Brain Glioma Resection Using Image-Guided Neurosurgery....Pages 111-122
Registration of Prone and Supine Breast MRI for Breast Cancer Treatment Planning....Pages 123-134
Evaluation of Strains on Levator Ani Muscle: Damage Induced During Delivery for a Prediction of Patient Risks....Pages 135-146
Abusive Head Trauma: Developing a Computational Adult Head Model to Predict Brain Deformations under Mild Accelerations....Pages 147-157
Computation of Brain Deformations Due to Violent Impact: Quantitative Analysis of the Importance of the Choice of Boundary Conditions and Brain Tissue Constitutive Model....Pages 159-173