Development and application of digital human models in the field of vehicle collisions: a review

Q Wang, Y Lou, T Li, X Jin - Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2021 - Springer
In the human–vehicle–road system of collisions, the human is the most important factor, and
digital human models (DHMs) are developed with the aim of preventing or at least reducing …

Sources of variability in structural bending response of pediatric and adult human ribs in dynamic frontal impacts

AM Agnew, MM Murach, VM Dominguez, A Sreedhar… - 2018 - sae.org
Despite safety advances, thoracic injuries in motor vehicle crashes remain a significant
source of morbidity and mortality, and rib fractures are the most prevalent of thoracic injuries …

The effect of age and demographics on rib shape

SA Holcombe, SC Wang, JB Grotberg - Journal of anatomy, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Elderly populations have a higher risk of rib fractures and other associated thoracic injuries
than younger adults, and the changes in body morphology that occur with age are a …

Rib geometry explains variation in dynamic structural response: potential implications for frontal impact fracture risk

MM Murach, YS Kang, SD Goldman… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2017 - Springer
The human thorax is commonly injured in motor vehicle crashes, and despite advancements
in occupant safety rib fractures are highly prevalent. The objective of this study was to …

A fast full-wave solver for calculating ultrasound propagation in the body

SR Haqshenas, P Gélat, E van't Wout, T Betcke… - Ultrasonics, 2021 - Elsevier
Therapeutic ultrasound is a promising non-invasive method for inducing various beneficial
biological effects in the human body. In cancer treatment applications, high-power …

Regional maps of rib cortical bone thickness and cross‐sectional geometry

SA Holcombe, YS Kang, BA Derstine… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Here we present detailed regional bone thickness and cross‐sectional measurements from
full adult ribs using high resolution CT scans processed with a cortical bone mapping …

Factors affecting the numerical response and fracture location of the GHBMC M50 rib in dynamic anterior-posterior loading

C Rampersadh, AM Agnew, S Malcolm… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rib fractures are common traumatic injuries, with links to increased morbidity and mortality.
Finite element ribs from human body models have struggled to predict the force …

Ontogenetic changes to bone microstructure in an archaeologically derived sample of human ribs

AC Beresheim, S Pfeiffer, M Grynpas - Journal of Anatomy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is considerable variation in the gross morphology and tissue properties among the
bones of human infants, children, adolescents, and adults. Using 18 known‐age individuals …

Measuring rib cortical bone thickness and cross section from CT

SA Holcombe, E Hwang, BA Derstine, SC Wang - Medical Image Analysis, 2018 - Elsevier
This study assesses the ability to measure local cortical bone thickness, and to obtain
mechanically relevant properties of rib cross-sections from clinical-resolution computed …

Development of bone surrogates by material extrusion-based additive manufacturing to mimic flexural mechanical behaviour and fracture prediction via phase-field …

M ÁLVAREZ-BLANCO, D INFANTE-GARCÍA… - Computer Methods and …, 2024 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background and Objective The limited availability of human bone samples for
investigation leads to the demand for alternatives. Bone surrogates are crucial in promoting …