A comparison of numerical methods used for finite element modelling of soft tissue deformation
Soft tissue deformation is often modelled using incompressible non-linear elasticity, with solutions computed using the finite element method. There are a range of options available when using the finite element method, in particular the polynomial degree of the basis functions used for interpolatin...
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| description | Soft tissue deformation is often modelled using incompressible non-linear elasticity, with solutions computed using the finite element method. There are a range of options available when using the finite element method, in particular the polynomial degree of the basis functions used for interpolating position and pressure, and the type of element making up the mesh. The effect of these choices on the accuracy of the computed solution is investigated, using a selection of model problems motivated by typical deformations seen in soft tissue modelling. Model problems are set up with discontinuous material properties (as is the case for the breast), steeply changing gradients in the body force (as found in contracting cardiac tissue), and discontinuous first derivatives in the solution at the boundary, caused by a discontinuous applied force (as in the breast during mammography). It was found that the choice of pressure basis functions is vital in the presence of a material interface, higher-order schemes do not perform as well as may be expected when there are sharp gradients, and in general it is important to take the expected regularity of the solution into account when choosing a numerical scheme. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:6fcd1c30-5260-45e9-b468-608d4b301b462022-03-26T19:32:59ZA comparison of numerical methods used for finite element modelling of soft tissue deformationJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:6fcd1c30-5260-45e9-b468-608d4b301b46Department of Computer Science2009Pathmanathan, DWhiteley, JSoft tissue deformation is often modelled using incompressible non-linear elasticity, with solutions computed using the finite element method. There are a range of options available when using the finite element method, in particular the polynomial degree of the basis functions used for interpolating position and pressure, and the type of element making up the mesh. The effect of these choices on the accuracy of the computed solution is investigated, using a selection of model problems motivated by typical deformations seen in soft tissue modelling. Model problems are set up with discontinuous material properties (as is the case for the breast), steeply changing gradients in the body force (as found in contracting cardiac tissue), and discontinuous first derivatives in the solution at the boundary, caused by a discontinuous applied force (as in the breast during mammography). It was found that the choice of pressure basis functions is vital in the presence of a material interface, higher-order schemes do not perform as well as may be expected when there are sharp gradients, and in general it is important to take the expected regularity of the solution into account when choosing a numerical scheme. |
| spellingShingle | Pathmanathan, D Whiteley, J A comparison of numerical methods used for finite element modelling of soft tissue deformation |
| title | A comparison of numerical methods used for finite element modelling of soft tissue deformation |
| title_full | A comparison of numerical methods used for finite element modelling of soft tissue deformation |
| title_fullStr | A comparison of numerical methods used for finite element modelling of soft tissue deformation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparison of numerical methods used for finite element modelling of soft tissue deformation |
| title_short | A comparison of numerical methods used for finite element modelling of soft tissue deformation |
| title_sort | comparison of numerical methods used for finite element modelling of soft tissue deformation |
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