Target Outcome
Finite element mesh of a tissue of interest ready for model development:
- node definitions
- element definitions
- node set definitions
- element set definitions
- surface set definitions
Prerequisites
Previous Protocols
For more details, see ["Specifications/GeometryGeneration"].
Protocols
Input
- Explicit surface representation of tissue of interest; in STL format in MRI coordinate system (processed with volume preserving smoothing)
Parametric surface representation of tissue of interest in IGES & STP format in MRI coordinate system (processed with volume preserving smoothing)
Parametric solid model of tissue of interest in IGES & STP format in MRI coordinate system (processed with volume preserving smoothing)
Procedures
-- ["aerdemir"] DateTime(2013-12-30T15:14:36Z) This section may list general purpose procedures and alternatives to utilize the same input to reach the same output. Procedures optimized for specific tissues should also be provided in here.
Output
- Finite element mesh of tissue of interest; in human readable format, e.g., Abaqus input (INP) file, XML file, or as open format binary files, e.g., MED file, including
- node definitions (numbering and coordinates)
- element definitions (numbering, element-specific node numbers and connectivity)
- node set definitions (set name(s) and relevant node numbers)
- element set definitions (set name(s) and relevant element numbers)
- face definitions (numbering, face-specific node numbers and connectivity)
- surface set definitions (set name(s) and relevant face numbers)