Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 1287-1295 , 2006

Smooth surface meshing for automated finite element model generation from 3D image data

  • Steven K. Boyd

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), University Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
    • Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4. Tel.: +14032204173; fax: +14032828406.
    • ,
  • Ralph Müller

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), University Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

,Accepted 13 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.03.006

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 1287-1295 , 2006

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