IA-FEMesh: An open-source, interactive, multiblock approach to anatomic finite element model development

Nicole M Grosland; Kiran H Shivanna; Vincent A Magnotta; Nicole A Kallemeyn; Nicole A DeVries; Srinivas C Tadepalli; Curtis Lisle

doi:10.1016/j.cmpb.2008.12.003

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IA-FEMesh: An open-source, interactive, multiblock approach to anatomic finite element model development

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IA-FEMesh: An open-source, interactive, multiblock approach to anatomic finite element model development

Nicole M Grosland, Kiran H Shivanna, Vincent A Magnotta, Nicole A Kallemeyn, Nicole A DeVries, Srinivas C Tadepalli and Curtis Lisle

Computer methods and programs in biomedicine, Vol.94(1), pp.96-107

2009

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2008.12.003

PMCID: PMC2712294

PMID: 19157630

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Abstract

Finite element (FE) analysis is a valuable tool in musculoskeletal research. The demands associated with mesh development, however, often prove daunting. In an effort to facilitate anatomic FE model development we have developed an open-source software toolkit (IA-FEMesh). IA-FEMesh employs a multiblock meshing scheme aimed at hexahedral mesh generation. An emphasis has been placed on making the tools interactive, in an effort to create a user friendly environment. The goal is to provide an efficient and reliable method for model development, visualization, and mesh quality evaluation. While these tools have been developed, initially, in the context of skeletal structures they can be applied to countless applications.

Finite element method

Open-source software

Multiblock mesh

Anatomic models

Mesh generation

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Title: Subtitle: IA-FEMesh: An open-source, interactive, multiblock approach to anatomic finite element model development
Creators: Nicole M Grosland - Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
Kiran H Shivanna - Center for Computer Aided Design, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
Vincent A Magnotta - Center for Computer Aided Design, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
Nicole A Kallemeyn - Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
Nicole A DeVries - Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
Srinivas C Tadepalli - Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
Curtis Lisle - KnowledgeVis, LLC, Maitland, FL, United States
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine, Vol.94(1), pp.96-107
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2008.12.003
PMID: 19157630
PMCID: PMC2712294
NLM abbreviation: Comput Methods Programs Biomed
ISSN: 0169-2607
eISSN: 1872-7565
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Language: English
Date published: 2009
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Radiology; Psychiatry; Iowa Technology Institute; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Injury Prevention Research Center
Record Identifier: 9984040260902771

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