A NEW MODEL COMPARING IMPACT RESPONSES OF THE HOMOGENEOUS AND INHOMOGENEOUS HUMAN BRAIN

We have developed a totally new three-dimensional human head model in which the gray matter, white matter, vehicles and parasagittal bridging veins were included. This study is a continuation of the modeling efforts of the two-dimensional porcine brain models by Zhou et al. (1994) and three-dimensional human head model by Ruan et al. (1994). The paper presents some preliminary simulation results of the new three-dimensional model for a direct frontal impact and an indirect sagittal plane rotational impact ro delineate differences between the homogeneous and inhomogeneous brain models, and to study the mechanism of the subdural hematoma. Language: en

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