Deformation of the human brain was measured in tagged magnetic resonance images (MRI) obtained dynamically during angular acceleration of the skull. This study was undertaken to provide much needed experimental data for the quantitative study of traumatic brain injury (TBI). A custom device was made to impart mild angular acceleration to the skull of a human volunteer inside an MR scanner. Images with a superimposed grid of “tag” lines were obtained using spatial modulation of magnetization (SPAMM) in a fast gradient-echo imaging sequence. Images of the moving brain were obtained dynamically by synchronizing the imaging process with the motion of the head. The deformation of the brain was characterized quantitatively with Lagrangian strain. Strain fields showed reduced strain along the central fissure and to a lesser degree, the central sulcus, suggesting that divisions between regions of the brain may serve to mechanically isolate these regions. Results emphasize the critical role of the brain’s suspension, including the dura mater, falx cerebri, and tentorium membranes, in modulating its deformation.
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ASME 2007 Summer Bioengineering Conference
June 20–24, 2007
Keystone, Colorado, USA
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- Bioengineering Division
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0-7918-4798-5
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Deformation of the Human Brain Induced by Mild Angular Acceleration
Arash A. Sabet,
Arash A. Sabet
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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Eftyxios Christoforou,
Eftyxios Christoforou
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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Benjamin Zatlin,
Benjamin Zatlin
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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Guy M. Genin,
Guy M. Genin
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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Philip V. Bayly
Philip V. Bayly
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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Arash A. Sabet
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Eftyxios Christoforou
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Benjamin Zatlin
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Guy M. Genin
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Philip V. Bayly
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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SBC2007-175638, pp. 863-864; 2 pages
Published Online:
March 12, 2014
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Sabet, AA, Christoforou, E, Zatlin, B, Genin, GM, & Bayly, PV. "Deformation of the Human Brain Induced by Mild Angular Acceleration." Proceedings of the ASME 2007 Summer Bioengineering Conference. ASME 2007 Summer Bioengineering Conference. Keystone, Colorado, USA. June 20–24, 2007. pp. 863-864. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SBC2007-175638
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