Finite element modeling of the human kidney for probabilistic occupant models: Statistical shape analysis and mesh morphing

Statistical shape analysis was conducted on 15 pairs (left and right) of human kidneys. It was shown that the left and right kidney were significantly different in size and shape. In addition, several common modes of kidney variation were identified using statistical shape analysis. Semi-automatic mesh morphing techniques have been developed to efficiently create subject specific meshes from a template mesh with a similar geometry. Subject specific meshes as well as probabilistic kidney meshes were created from a template mesh.
Source: Journal of Biomechanics - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research