南方医科大学学报 ›› 2016, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (07): 979-.

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基于CT灰度赋值的有限元模型建立及其在截骨矫形中的应用

欧阳汉斌,谢普生,邓羽平,杨洋,陈鹏宇,黄华军,黄文华   

  • 出版日期:2016-07-20 发布日期:2016-07-20

Finite element modeling of material property assignment based on CT gray value and its application in simulation of osteotomy for deformities

  • Online:2016-07-20 Published:2016-07-20

摘要: 目的探索一种新的有限元建模方法以解决传统建模方法在截骨矫形应用中难以实现原位CT灰度材料赋值的问题。方 法采用CT薄层扫描方式采集1例胫骨外旋扭转畸形的成人断层影像数据,利用Mimics软件对采集的胫骨CT数据进行三维重 建并生成实体模型,结合CAD软件设计截骨矫形定位轴线、旋转角度及参考平面并模拟截骨,将截骨后胫骨模型各部导入有限 元前处理软件中行网格划分并输出,重新在Mimics软件中输入CT图像的灰度-材料赋值关系公式,分别对网格模型进行非均 匀赋值并得到胫骨各部分的赋值模型,最后将各部分模型连同参考轴、参考平面再次在前处理软件中完成截骨后的装配组合, 得到截骨后完整的胫骨有限元模型,并提交模型到有限元求解器完成计算。结果采用本方法建立的胫骨截骨矫形模型同样具 备基于CT灰度的非均匀材料属性,并可用于截骨术后结构的有限元分析。结论本研究提出的有限元建模方法既保留了基于 CT灰度的材料赋值方法的准确性,又能解决传统赋值方法难以实现的骨骼模型部件之间空间变换问题,从而为矫形外科提供 高效、灵活和准确的计算力学分析手段。

Abstract: Objective To explore a new method for finite element modeling to achieve material property assignment based on in situ CT gray value in simulated osteotomies for deformities. Methods A CT scan dataset of the lower limb of a patient with extorsion deformity was obtained for three-dimensional reconstruction using Mimics software and preparing a solid model. In the CAD software, the parameters for osteotomy simulation were defined including the navigation axis, rotation angle and reference plane. The tibia model was imported to the FEA pre-processing software for meshing procedure and then exported to Mimics. All the segments of the tibia meshed model were assigned uneven material properties based on the relationship between CT gray values and material properties in the Mimics software. Finally, all the segments of the tibia model, reference axis and reference plane were assembled in the pre-processing software to form a full finite element model of a corrected tibia, which was submitted to resolver for biomechanical analysis. Results The tibia model established using our modeling method had inhomogeneous material properties based on CT gray values, and was available for finite element analysis for the simulation of osteotomy. Conclusions The proposed finite element modeling method, which retains the accuracy of the material property assignment based on CT gray value, can solve the reposition problem commonly seen in modeling via the routine method of property assignment and provides an efficient, flexible and accurate computational biomechanical analysis method for orthopedic surgery.