Development of a Human Neck Finite Element Model

Author

Zhang, Jianguo ; Wang, Fang ; Xue, Qiang ; Song, Haiyan ; Li, Jun

Author_Institution

Coll. of Mech. Eng., Tianjin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Tianjin, China

fYear

2009

fDate

17-19 Oct. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

To construct a human neck finite element model for biomechanical studies. A normal man was scanned by multilayer spiral CT in order to get transverse section images. Then 3D model was reconstructed in software Mimics and the finite element model was developed in software TrueGrid and software ANSYS. Finally, model was simulated in software LS-DYNA. The model was composed of cervical vertebrae, discs, ligaments and muscles, which included 35042 nodes and 22618 elements. The model was validated against the foreign volunteer data from front impact tests. The method to develop a human neck finite element model was valid and the model would be useful for biomechanics study further.

Keywords

biomechanics; bone; computerised tomography; finite element analysis; image reconstruction; medical image processing; ANSYS; LS-DYNA; Mimics; TrueGrid; biomechanics; cervical vertebrae; discs; front impact tests; human neck finite element model; ligaments; multilayer spiral CT; muscles; transverse section images; Computed tomography; Finite element methods; Humans; Image reconstruction; Ligaments; Muscles; Neck; Nonhomogeneous media; Spine; Spirals;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, 2009. BMEI '09. 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tianjin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4132-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4134-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BMEI.2009.5305246

Filename

5305246