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: Received: 8 March 2024 / Approved: 8 March 2024 / Online: 8 March 2024 (10:28:53 CET)
How to cite:
Pinto, J.R.; Gonçalves, S.M.; Fernandes, F.A.O.; Carmo, G.; Panzer, M.B.; Alves de Sousa, R. Numerical Modelling of a Female Brain: Effect of the Dura Mater. Preprints2024, 2024030519. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0519.v1
Pinto, J.R.; Gonçalves, S.M.; Fernandes, F.A.O.; Carmo, G.; Panzer, M.B.; Alves de Sousa, R. Numerical Modelling of a Female Brain: Effect of the Dura Mater. Preprints 2024, 2024030519. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0519.v1
Pinto, J.R.; Gonçalves, S.M.; Fernandes, F.A.O.; Carmo, G.; Panzer, M.B.; Alves de Sousa, R. Numerical Modelling of a Female Brain: Effect of the Dura Mater. Preprints2024, 2024030519. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0519.v1
APA Style
Pinto, J.R., Gonçalves, S.M., Fernandes, F.A.O., Carmo, G., Panzer, M.B., & Alves de Sousa, R. (2024). Numerical Modelling of a Female Brain: Effect of the Dura Mater. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0519.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Pinto, J.R., Matthew B. Panzer and Ricardo Alves de Sousa. 2024 "Numerical Modelling of a Female Brain: Effect of the Dura Mater" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0519.v1
Abstract
Traumatic Brain Injury represents a significant public health concern due to its role in traumatic death and disability, often caused by head impacts or rapid accelerations. Despite advancements in Finite Element Head Models, existing models primarily represent adult males, neglecting anatomical and physiological differences between genders and age groups. Additionally, the mechanistic roles of specific intracranial tissues, such as the dura mater, have conventionally been overlooked.
To better understand the mechanical behavior of the brain and its injured regions in the context of TBI, including the dura mater, this study proposes the development of a Female Finite Element Head Model. This model, representative of a middle-aged female subject, was developed using medical image-derived geometry and finite element modeling techniques.
The validation results demonstrate a similarity between the numerical displacement curves and those obtained experimentally. In the model with dura mater, the numerical results show analogous behavior to the experimental results, despite minimal variations in the amplitude of the curves.
These advancements highlight the significance of including the dura mater in biomechanical brain modeling. Incorporating the dura mater in Finite Element Head Models produces more realistic results than models without it. This emphasizes the importance of enhancing biomechanical models to better represent anatomical complexity.
Keywords
Finite Element Model; Brain; Traumatic Brain Injury; Female Head Model; Dura Mater
Subject
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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