Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Normal brain-skull development with hybrid deformable VR models simulation
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Volume
220
Journal
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
First Page
150
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.3233/978-1-61499-625-5-150
Last Page
153
Abstract
This paper describes a simulation framework for a clinical application involving skull-brain co-development in infants, leading to a platform for craniosynostosis modeling. Craniosynostosis occurs when one or more sutures are fused early in life, resulting in an abnormal skull shape. Surgery is required to reopen the suture and reduce intracranial pressure, but is difficult without any predictive model to assist surgical planning. We aim to study normal brain-skull growth by computer simulation, which requires a head model and appropriate mathematical methods for brain and skull growth respectively. On the basis of our previous model, we further specified suture model into fibrous and cartilaginous sutures and develop algorithm for skull extension. We evaluate the resulting simulation by comparison with datasets of cases and normal growth.