Development of subject-specific and statistical shape models of the knee using an efficient segmentation and mesh-morphing approach

• Published in: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine Vol. 97; no. 3; pp. 232 - 240
• Main Authors: Baldwin, Mark A., Langenderfer, Joseph E., Rullkoetter, Paul J., Laz, Peter J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.03.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aged; Articular cartilage; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Finite element; Humans; Internal Medicine; Knee - anatomy & histology; Knee mechanics; Male; Medical sciences; Mesh morphing; Middle Aged; Models, Anatomic; Other; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Segmentation; Statistical shape model; Subject-specific model; Technology. Biomaterials. Equipments. Material. Instrumentation; Statistical shape model; Segmentation; Articular cartilage; Knee mechanics; Mesh morphing; Subject-specific model; Finite element; Image processing; Biomedical engineering
• ISSN: 0169-2607; 1872-7565; 1872-7565
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2009.07.005

Subject-specific finite element models developed from imaging data provide functional representation of anatomical structures and have been used to evaluate healthy and pathologic knee mechanics. The creation of subject-specific models is a time-consuming process when considering manual segmentation...