Surgical operations are sometimes required to fix severe bone fractures or muscle injuries. Here, if we can estimate mechanical conditions of our body parts and/or surgical instruments prior to the operation, the information will be greatly helpful to avoid surgical errors or further surgeries. Our laboratory examines patient-specific biomechanical simulation methods. That is, we fabricate a computational model with the exact shape of the patient based on clinical X-ray CT images, and perform analyses to estimate mechanical states of bones or artificial instruments in our body. Collaboration with medical doctors leads us to propose novel medical techniques.

FACULTY RESEARCH ACTIVITY 2020/ Shinshu University Faculty of Textile Science and Technology