Biomedical Mesh Generation Techniques for Cardiovascular Applications

Suzanne Shontz, Penn State

January 25, 2010 @ 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

110C Chandlee

Biomedical simulations typically require the generation of computational meshes to be used in the numerical solution of partial differential equations which model the biomedical phenomena of interest. In this talk, I will discuss the unique challenges and requirements involved in generating computational meshes from CT images and biomedical datasets. I will describe meshing algorithms which we have developed for the generation of biomedical meshes and will demonstrate the applicability of our techniques to problems in cardiology and the design of inferior vena cava filters. Parts of this talk represents joint work with researchers at Penn State, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the University of Waterloo.