Advanced finite element modelling for the prediction of 3D breast deformation
Keywords:
breast, reconstitution, modelling, simulation, comsol-multiphysicAbstract
The paper aims to study the behaviour of female busts when static or dynamic and must take into account the different biological components of the breast. The numerical simulation of the breast deformability enables the development of new techniques for corsetry or new medical equipment, especially for the detection of breast cancer. In this study, a hyperelastic model of the static behaviour of the bust based on an experimentally-finite element simulation that takes into account the components (skin, fat, glands or fibres and suspensory ligaments of Cooper) responsible for the actual breast deformability under the influence severity is given.
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