Regional Strain Response of an Anatomically Accurate Human Finite Element Head Model Under Frontal Versus Lateral Loading. Mil Med 2023 Nov 08;188(Suppl 6):420-427
Date
11/10/2023Pubmed ID
37948232DOI
10.1093/milmed/usad178Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85176408859 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
INTRODUCTION: Because brain regions are responsible for specific functions, regional damage may cause specific, predictable symptoms. However, the existing brain injury criteria focus on whole brain response. This study developed and validated a detailed human brain computational model with sufficient fidelity to include regional components and demonstrate its feasibility to obtain region-specific brain strains under selected loading.
METHODS: Model development used the Simulated Injury Monitor (SIMon) model as a baseline. Each SIMon solid element was split into 8, with each shell element split into 4. Anatomical regions were identified from FreeSurfer fsaverage neuroimaging template. Material properties were obtained from literature. The model was validated against experimental intracranial pressure, brain-skull displacement, and brain strain data. Model simulations used data from laboratory experiments with a rigid arm pendulum striking a helmeted head-neck system. Data from impact tests (6 m/s) at 2 helmet sites (front and left) were used.
RESULTS: Model validation showed good agreement with intracranial pressure response, fair to good agreement with brain-skull displacement, and good agreement for brain strain. CORrelation Analysis scores were between 0.72 and 0.93 for both maximum principal strain (MPS) and shear strain. For frontal impacts, regional MPS was between 0.14 and 0.36 (average of left and right hemispheres). For lateral impacts, MPS was between 0.20 and 0.48 (left hemisphere) and between 0.22 and 0.51 (right hemisphere). For frontal impacts, regional cumulative strain damage measure (CSDM20) was between 0.01 and 0.87. For lateral impacts, CSDM20 was between 0.36 and 0.99 (left hemisphere) and between 0.09 and 0.93 (right hemisphere).
CONCLUSIONS: Recognizing that neural functions are related to anatomical structures and most model-based injury metrics focus on whole brain response, this study developed an anatomically accurate human brain model to capture regional responses. Model validation was comparable with current models. The model provided sufficient anatomical detail to describe brain regional responses under different impact conditions.
Author List
Rooks TF, Chancey VC, Baisden JL, Yoganandan NAuthor
Narayan Yoganandan PhD Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Biomechanical PhenomenaBrain
Brain Injuries
Finite Element Analysis
Head
Humans
Intracranial Pressure
