Biomechanics of the Brain

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Miller, Karol (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Neurosurgery.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Biomedical Engineering.

The mechanical properties of living tissues continue to be the major topic of biomechanical investigations. Most researchers have investigated load-bearing tissues, such as bones, ligaments, muscles and other components of the musculoskeletal system, blood vessels (and blood), lungs, skin and hair....

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Introduction to Brain Anatomy
• Introduction to Brain Imaging
• Brain Tissue Mechanical Properties
• Modeling of the Brain for Injury Simulation and Prevention
• Biomechanical Modeling of the Brain for Computer-Assisted Neurosurgery
• Dynamics of Cerebrospinal Fluid From Theoretical Models to Clinical Applications
• Computational Fluid Dynamics for the Assessment of Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow and Its Coupling with Cerebral Blood Flow
• Algorithms for Computational Biomechanics of the Brain.