Computational Biomechanics for Medicine: Solid and Fluid Mechanics Informing Therapy

Preface
Contents
Keynote Abstract
Computational Biomechanics Frameworks and Models for Computer-Assisted Therapy and Understanding of Disease Mechanisms
Automatic Framework for Patient-Specific Biomechanical Computations of Organ Deformation
	1 Introduction
	2 Proposed Framework
		2.1 Image Pre-processing
		2.2 Model Construction
		2.3 Model Solution
	3 Craniotomy-Induced Brain Shift Case Study
	4 Discussion and Conclusion
	References
Computer Simulation of the Resection Induced Brain Shift; Preliminary Results
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
		2.1 Biomechanical Modelling Strategy
		2.2 Construction of the Finite Element Mesh
		2.3 Materials Properties
		2.4 Boundary Conditions
		2.5 Loading
		2.6 Computer Simulation
		2.7 Image Warping
	3 Results
	4 Discussion and Conclusions
	References
Mandibular Teeth Movement Variations in Tipping Scenario: A Finite Element Study on Several Patients
	1 Introduction
	2 Related Work
	3 Setting up the Finite Element Model
	4 Experiments and Results
	5 Summary and Conclusion
	References
Computational Biomechanics Model for Analysis of Cervical Spinal Cord Deformations Under Whiplash-Type Loading
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
		2.1 Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Models
		2.2 Demonstration of the Model Application to Evaluation of Spinal Cord Injury Risk: Modelling of Whiplash-Type Experiments
	3 Results
		3.1 Calibration of Material Properties
		3.2 Demonstration of the Model Application to Evaluation of Spinal Cord Injury Risk: Modelling of Whiplash-Type Experiments
	4 Discussion
	References
Biomechanical Tissue Characterisation, Determining Organ Geometry, and Organ Deformation Measurements
An Unsupervised Learning Based Deformable Registration Network for 4D-CT Images
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
		2.1 Training Loss
		2.2 Training Dataset
		2.3 Network Framework
	3 Experiments and Results
		3.1 Registration
		3.2 Interpolation
		3.3 Motion Tracking
	4 Conclusion
	References
3D Reconstruction of Patient-Specific Carotid Artery Geometry Using Clinical Ultrasound Imaging
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Clinical Data
		2.2 Extraction of Vessel Lumen from US Images Using Deep Learning
		2.3 3D Reconstruction of the Carotid Artery
	3 Results
		3.1 Image Segmentation Results for the Lumen
		3.2 Blood Flow Through the 3D Reconstructed Carotid Artery
	4 Discussion and Conclusion
	References
Evaluation of the Agreement Between Ultrasound-Based and Bi-Planar X-Ray Radiography-Based Assessment of the Geometrical Features of the Ischial Tuberosity in the Context of the Prevention of Seating-Related Pressure Injury
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
		2.1 Participants and Protocol
		2.2 Data Analysis
	3 Results
		3.1 Assessment of Morphological Parameter
		3.2 Impact of Pelvis Angular Position on the Computed Radii of Curvature
	4 Discussion
	References
Characterising the Soft Tissue Mechanical Properties of the Lower Limb of a Below-Knee Amputee: A Review
	1 Introduction
	2 Anatomy and Biomechanical Measurements of the Stump of Below-Knee Amputees
		2.1 Characterisation of the Reference Geometry and Deformations
		2.2 Techniques and Sensors for Measuring the Loads Acting on the Stump
	3 Identifying the Mechanical Properties of the Tissues of the Lower Limb
	4 Conclusion
	References
3D Brain Deformation in Cadaveric Specimens Compared to Healthy Volunteers Under Non-injurious Loading Conditions
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
	3 Results
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References
Index