Biomechanics of the Brain

Biomechanics of the Brain will present an introduction to brain anatomy for engineers and scientists. Experimental techniques such as brain imaging and brain tissue mechanical property measurement will be discussed, as well as computational methods for neuroimage analysis and modeling of brain deformations due to impacts and neurosurgical interventions. Brain trauma between the different sexes will be analyzed. Applications will include prevention and diagnosis of traumatic injuries, such as shaken baby syndrome, neurosurgical simulation and neurosurgical guidance, as well as brain structural disease modeling for diagnosis and prognosis.
This book will be the first book on brain biomechanics. It will provide a comprehensive source of information on this important field for students, researchers, and medical professionals in the fields of computer-aided neurosurgery, head injury, and basic biomechanics.

List 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.

Summary

Biomechanics of the Brain will present an introduction to brain anatomy for engineers and scientists.

Product details

• Assisted by: Karo Miller (Editor), Karol Miller (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.2013
• EAN: 9781461428282
• ISBN: 978-1-4614-2828-2
• No. of pages: 228
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 365 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 228 p.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering; Biological and Medical Physics; Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Biochemistry, biophysics; Neurochirurgie, C, neurosurgery, Biomedizinische Technik, Physics and Astronomy, Medical physics, Biophysics, Biological physics, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biomedical engineering