Biomedical Simulation: 5th International Symposium, ISBMS 2010, Phoenix, AZ, USA, January 23-24, 2010. Proceedings [Paperback]

Soft Tissue Properties.- LASTIC: A Light Aspiration Device for in vivo Soft TIssue Characterization.- Characterization of Suction and CUSA Interaction with Brain Tissue.- Evaluation of a Technique to Estimate the Compliance of Atherosclerotic Intima.- Quantifying Mechanical Properties in a Murine Fracture Healing System Using an Inverse Geometric Nonlinear Elasticity Modeling Framework.- Modeling and Segmentation.- Optimization of Case-Specific Vascular Tree Models Based on Vessel Size Imaging.- Efficient Generation of Corresponding Meshes for Biomedical Flow Simulations.- Solid Mesh Registration for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning.- Physics-Based Modeling of the Pregnant Woman.- Semi-automatic Segmentation of Fractured Pelvic Bones for Surgical Planning.- Simulation of Biophysical Processes.- Development of a Computer Simulation Tool for Application in Adolescent Spinal Deformity Surgery.- A Fluid-Structure Interaction Index of Coronary Plaque Rupture.- Biomechanical Simulation of Human Eye Movement.- A Theoretical Model for RF Ablation of Kidney Tissue and Its Experimental Validation.- A Point-Based Simulation Framework for Minimally Invasive Surgery.- Real-Time Interactive Simulation.- Six Degree-of Freedom Haptic Rendering for Dental Implantology Simulation.- Haptic Simulator for Prostate Brachytherapy with Simulated Ultrasound.- A Shell Model for Real-Time Simulation of Intra-ocular Implant Deployment.- Endovascular Guidewire Flexibility Simulation.- Comparing Automatic Simulator Assessment with Expert Assessment of Virtual Surgical Procedures.