Finite element modelling for soft tissues surgery based on nonlinear elasticity behaviour

Yannick Tillier (1) , Audrey Paccini (1) , Jérôme Delotte (1) , Marc Durand-Reville (1) , Jean-Loup Chenot (1)

1 CEMEF - Centre de Mise en Forme des Matériaux

We present here a new approach based on a 3D finite element software and nonlinear hyper-elastic constitutive equations, able to model surgical operations. This software has been applied to soft tissues deformation, and numerical results are compared to experimental ones.

Mots clés: nonlinear elasticity; 3D finite element modelling; soft tissues mechanical behaviour

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Matériaux

Yannick Tillier, Audrey Paccini, Jérôme Delotte, Marc Durand-Reville, Jean-Loup Chenot. Finite element modelling for soft tissues surgery based on nonlinear elasticity behaviour. 18th International Congress and Exhibition on Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS 2004), Jun 2004, Chicago, United States. p. 384-389 - ISBN 0-444-51731-6, ⟨10.1016/j.ics.2004.03.270⟩. ⟨hal-00531202⟩