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Practical Annotation and Exchange of Virtual Anatomy
- Representation of anatomy in a virtual form is at the heart of clinical decision making, biomedical research, and medical training. Virtual anatomy is not limited to description of geometry but also requires appropriate and efficient labeling of regions - to define spatial relationships and interactions between anatomical objects; effective strategies for pointwise operations - to define local properties, biological or otherwise; and support for diverse data formats and standards - to facilitate exchange between clinicians, scientists, engineers, and the general public. Development of aeva, a free and open source software package (library, user interfaces, extensions) capable of automated and interactive operations for virtual anatomy annotation and exchange, is in response to these currently unmet requirements. This site serves for aeva outreach, including dissemination the software and use cases. The use cases drive design and testing of aeva features and demonstrate various workflows that rely on virtual anatomy.
aeva downloads:
Downloads (https://simtk.org/frs/?group_id=1767)
Kitware data repository (https://data.kitware.com/#folder/5e7a4690af2e2eed356a17f2)
aeva documentation:
Guides and tutorials (https://aeva.readthedocs.io)
aeva videos:
Short instructions (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCubfUe40LXvBs86UyKci0Fw)
aeva source code:
Kitware source code repository (https://gitlab.kitware.com/aeva)
aeva forum:
Forums (https://simtk.org/plugins/phpBB/indexPhpbb.php?group_id=1767 ) | |
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Registered: 2019-08-28 01:27 |
Model of the Scapulothoracic Joint
- In this study, we developed a rigid-body model of a scapulothoracic joint to describe the kinematics of the scapula relative to the thorax. This model describes scapula kinematics with four degrees of freedom: 1) elevation and 2) abduction of the scapula on an ellipsoidal thoracic surface, 3) upward rotation of the scapula normal to the thoracic surface, and 4) internal rotation of the scapula to lift the medial border of the scapula off the surface of the thorax. The surface dimensions and joint axes can be customized to match an individual’s anthropometry. We compared the model to “gold standard” bone-pin kinematics collected during three shoulder tasks and found modeled scapula kinematics to be accurate to within 2 mm root-mean-squared error for individual bone-pin markers across all markers and movement tasks. As an additional test, we added random and systematic noise to the bone-pin marker data and found that the model reduced kinematic variability due to noise by 65% compared to Euler angles computed without the model. Our scapulothoracic joint model can be used for inverse and forward dynamics analyses and to compute joint reaction loads. The computational performance of the scapulothoracic joint model is well suited for real-time applications, is freely available as an OpenSim 3.2 plugin, and is customizable and usable with other OpenSim models. | |
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Activity Percentile: 88.17 Registered: 2015-01-14 23:10 |
SCONE: Open Source Software for Predictive Simulation
- If SCONE is helpful for your research, please cite the following paper:
Geijtenbeek, T (2019). SCONE: Open Source Software for Predictive Simulation of Biological Motion. Journal of Open Source Software, 4(38), 1421, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.01421 | |
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Registered: 2016-10-27 13:07 |
A three-dimensional musculoskeletal model of the dog
- The domestic dog is interesting to investigate because of their wide range of body size, body mass, and physique. In the last several years, the number of clinical and biomechanical studies on dog locomotion has increased. However, the relationship between body structure and joint load during locomotion, as well as between joint load and degenerative diseases of the locomotor system (e.g. dysplasia), are not sufficiently understood. Collecting this data through in vivo measurements/records of joint forces and loads on deep/small muscles is complex, invasive, and sometimes unethical. The use of detailed musculoskeletal models may help fill the knowledge gap. We describe here the methods we used to create a detailed musculoskeletal model with 84 degrees of freedom and 134 muscles. Our model has three key-features: three-dimensionality, scalability, and modularity. We tested the validity of the model by identifying forelimb muscle synergies of a beagle at walk. We used inverse dynamics and static optimization to estimate muscle activations based on experimental data. We identified three muscle synergy groups by using hierarchical clustering. The activation patterns predicted from the model exhibit good agreement with experimental data for most of the forelimb muscles. We expect that our model will speed up the analysis of how body size, physique, agility, and disease influence neuronal control and joint loading in dog locomotion. | |
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Registered: 2020-11-30 08:11 |
Simbody: Multibody Physics API
- This project is a SimTK toolset providing general multibody dynamics capability, that is, the ability to solve Newton's 2nd law F=ma in any set of generalized coordinates subject to arbitrary constraints. (That's Isaac himself in the oval.) Simbody is provided as an open source, object-oriented C++ API and delivers high-performance, accuracy-controlled science/engineering-quality results.
Simbody uses an advanced Featherstone-style formulation of rigid body mechanics to provide results in Order(<em>n</em>) time for any set of <em>n</em> generalized coordinates. This can be used for internal coordinate modeling of molecules, or for coarse-grained models based on larger chunks. It is also useful for large-scale mechanical models, such as neuromuscular models of human gait, robotics, avatars, and animation. Simbody can also be used in real time interactive applications for biosimulation as well as for virtual worlds and games.
This toolset was developed originally by Michael Sherman at the Simbios Center at Stanford, with major contributions from Peter Eastman and others. Simbody descends directly from the public domain NIH Internal Variable Dynamics Module (IVM) facility for molecular dynamics developed and kindly provided by Charles Schwieters. IVM is in turn based on the spatial operator algebra of Rodriguez and Jain from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and Simbody has adopted that formulation.
<b>SOURCE CODE:</b> Simbody is distributed in source form. The source code is maintained at <a href="https://www.github.com/simbody">GitHub</a>. You can get a zip of the latest stable release <a href="https://github.com/simbody/simbody/releases">here</a>, then build it on your Windows, Mac OSX, or Linux machine (you will need CMake and a compiler).
You can also clone the git repository and build the latest development version <a href="https://github.com/simbody/simbody">here</a>; the repository URL is https://github.com/simbody/simbody.git. If you would like to contribute bug fixes, new code, documentation, examples, etc. to Simbody (and we hope you will!), please fork the repository on GitHub and send pull requests.
If you are new to git, you may want to start with GitHub's <a href="https://help.github.com/categories/54/articles">Bootcamp tutorial</a>. | |
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Registered: 2005-07-26 19:52 |
Analysis of arm swing during human walking
- This project provides a simplified version of the UpperLowerBodySimple model from the ULB-project, which was adjusted with the purpose to decrease the run time of the simulations.
The adjusted model was used to determine arm swing kinematics (with and without muscle excitations) during human walking, with arm movements not exceeding 70 degrees of anteflexion or abduction. However, the adjusted_ULB model can be used for modeling and simulating kinematics and kinetics of all neuromusculoskeletal systems.
For an example of an arm swing simulation without muscle excitation we refer to the video below.
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Activity Percentile: 57.25 Registered: 2013-10-19 09:43 |
Studying Anterior Cruciate Ligament Strains in Young Female Athletes
- The central goal of this study is to contribute toward advancements made in determining the underlying causes of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in young female athletes performing high impact activities like stop jumps. ACL injuries are frequently incurred by recreational and professional young female athletes during non-contact impact activities in sports like volleyball and basketball. This musculoskeletal-neuromuscular study investigated stop jumps and factors related to ACL injury like knee valgus and internal–external rotations and moment loads, as well as ACL strains and internal forces. The dynamic simulation steps undertaken for this analysis using OpenSim 3.2 include Model Scaling, Inverse Kinematics, Residual Reduction, Computed Muscle Control and Forward Dynamics. | |
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Activity Percentile: 56.49 Registered: 2014-08-05 18:24 |
Fiber Tractography for Finite-Element Modeling of Transversely Isotropic Tissues
- This project demonstrates the process for fiber tractography of complex biological tissues with transverse isotropy, such as tendon and muscle. This is important for finite element studies of these tissues, as the fiber direction must be specified in the constitutive model. This project contains code, models, and data that can be used to reproduce the results of our publication on this technique. The supplied instructional videos will enable researchers to easily and efficiently apply this method to a variety of other tissues. The software used in the fiber tractography process and demonstrated in this project is Matlab, Autodesk Inventor (free for educators), and Autodesk Simulation CFD (free for educators). Full demonstrations and process instructions can be found in the 7 videos posted at https://vimeo.com/album/3414604:
Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction (2:35)
This video introduces the CFD fiber tractography software pipeline
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Chapter 2: Supplementary materials code, models and data (20:21)
This video shows the shared models, code, and data posted online at simtk.org/m3lab_cfd4fea.
Chapter 3: Finite element simulations (5:38)
This video shows finite element simulations using the fiber mapping process.
Chapter 4: Iliacus example walkthrough (21:38)
This video shows the step-by-step process for fiber mapping the iliacus muscle (a hip flexor).
Chapter 5: Bflh example walkthrough (12:09)
This video shows the step-by-step process for fiber mapping the biceps femoris longhead muscle (a hamstring).
Chapter 6: Autodesk Inventor segmentation (9:09)
This video shows how to do segmentation of medical images in Autodesk Inventor in order to simplify the solid model for the CFD and FEA software.
Chapter 7: Curved inlet surfaces (6:28)
This video shows how to create curved inlet surfaces for use in Autodesk Simulation CFD. | |
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Activity Percentile: 36.64 Registered: 2015-05-28 18:52 |
Neuromuscular Models for the Predictive Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
- NoTremor aims to provide patient specific computational models of the coupled brain and neuromuscular systems that will be subsequently used to improve the quality of analysis, prediction and progression of Parkinson’s disease. In particular, it aspires to establish the neglected link between brain modelling and neuromuscular systems that will result in a holistic representation of the physiology for PD patients. | |
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Activity Percentile: 16.79 Registered: 2014-06-18 13:56 |
STO / TRC / MOT files plotter
- This Matlab tool allows the user to load up to 4 different files among sto, trc and mot extensions.
The user has the possibility to add a TAG name for each file.
This TAG name will be used as legend to plot the selected data in the next window.
The user will also have the possibility to extract ALL or only the desired data in a mat file.
This tool is more convenient to use than the Plot tab in OpenSIM for the user. | |
Registered: 2020-02-11 10:58 |
A Visualization Tool for OpenSim
- This project is a visualization tool for OpenSim. It allows the visualization of musculoskeletal data or simulation results within the GUI of OpenSim. It currently includes 7 modes of visualization :
1) Error from an IK process as streamlines for each marker
2) Muscular activation or forces from CMC/SO as color/opacity mapping on 3D meshes
3) MR Images viewer and alignment with the musculoskeletal model
4) Moments from ID as arrows located at joint positions
5) Finite Element simulations from FEBio as color coded time-dependent 3D meshes
6) EMG comparison to muscle activation as color/opacity mapping on 3D meshes
7) Multi-simulation visualization as 3D volume rendering
This project was initiated by EPFL-VRLab (Switzerland) within the framework of the Marie-Curie european project 3D Anatomical Human (http://3dah.miralab.ch/). It is now developed within the Games and Virtual Groups of Utrecht University (The Netherlands).
Module, documentation and test samples are available in the download section. | |
Registered: 2010-04-12 14:23 |
FEBio: Finite Elements for Biomechanics
- FEBio is a nonlinear finite element solver that is specifically designed for biomechanical applications. It offers modeling scenarios, constitutive models, and boundary conditions that are relevant to many research areas in biomechanics and biophysics. All features can be used together seamlessly, giving the user a powerful tool for solving 3D problems in computational biomechanics. The software is open-source, and pre-compiled executables for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms are available.
Current modeling capabilities include:
* Large deformation quasi-static and dynamic structural mechanics analysis.
* Modeling of complex structures that contain a combination of deformable and rigid parts.
* Multiphasic modeling, where the solvent can contain any number of solutes that may undergo chemical reactions.
* Fluid mechanics analysis, both steady-state and transient
* Fluid-solid interaction (FSI), which combines the powerful solid and fluid solvers.
FEBio also supports a plugin framework that can be used to easily develop new features for FEBio, including new constitutive models, boundary conditions, and even entire new physics solvers.
For more information check out the FEBio website at http://www.febio.org | |
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Registered: 2007-09-14 16:08 |
CT-scan based extended dynamic foot model
- This project aims to develop a more realistic dynamic foot model, capturing the full complexity of the foot biomechanics. This model is constructed semi-automatically using CT images. In addition intrinsic foot muscles and ligaments were added. | |
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Activity Percentile: 0.00 Registered: 2015-06-24 08:40 |
Finite Element Mesh Overclosure Reduction and Slicing (FEMORS)
- The code was developed with the project to make freely available 3D geometries of the lower limbs of the Visible Human Female and Visible Human Male. The FEMORS code was used to remove all overclosures between adjacent geometries. The VH 3D geometries are available at: https://simtk.org/projects/3d-vh-geometry
The code was implemented in MATLAB utilizing the Machine Learning Toolbox and is available free and open-source, but we ask that you cite the following two works:
Andreassen, T. E., Hume, D. R., Hamilton, L. D., Higinbotham, S. E. & Shelburne, K. B. "An Automated Process for 2D and 3D Finite Element Overclosure and Gap Adjustment using Radial Basis Function Networks". 1–13 (2022) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2209.06948
TE Andreassen, DR Hume, LD Hamilton, K Walker, SE Higinbotham, KB Shelburne, "Three-dimensional lower extremity musculoskeletal geometry of the Visible Human Female and Male,” Sci Data 10, 34 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01905-2.
Adding changes to the code is encouraged and can be added to the repository by contacting the author. The author will check new or revised content for accuracy and completeness and add it to the repository.
Future/ongoing work aims to recreate the code using code that does not need the Machine Learning Toolbox, as well as implementing the code into a Python Toolbox for widespread use. | |
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Registered: 2023-03-27 19:58 |
Muscle function of overground running across a range of speeds
- This project is a repository of overground running data (3.5m/s 5.2m/s, 7.0m/s and 9.0m/s) along with a working musculoskeletal model to perform simulations and derive the function of individual muscles. | |
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Registered: 2011-08-07 14:01 |
The Osteoporotic Virtual Physiological Human
- Nearly four million osteoporotic bone fractures cost the European health system more than 30 billion Euro per year. This figure could double by 2050. After the first fracture, the chances of having another one increase by 86%. We need to prevent osteoporotic fractures. The first step is an accurate prediction of the patient-specific risk of fracture that considers not only the
skeletal determinants but also the neuromuscular condition. The aim of VPHOP is to develop a multiscale modelling technology based on conventional diagnostic imaging methods that makes it possible, in a clinical setting, to predict for each patient the strength of his/her bones, how this strength is likely to change over time, and the probability that the he/she will overload his/her bones during daily life. With these three predictions, the evaluation of the
absolute risk of bone fracture will be much more accurate than any prediction based on
external and indirect determinants, as it is current clinical practice. These predictions will be used to: i) improve the diagnostic accuracy of the current clinical standards; ii) to provide the basis for an evidence-based prognosis with respect to the natural evolution of the disease, to pharmacological treatments, and/or to preventive interventional treatments aimed to selectively strengthen particularly weak regions of the skeleton. For patients at high risk of fracture, and for which the pharmacological treatment appears insufficient, the VPHOP system will also assist the interventional radiologist in planning the augmentation procedure.
The various modelling technologies developed during the project will be validated not only in vitro, on animal models, or against retrospective clinical outcomes, but will also be assessed in term of clinical impact and safety on small cohorts of patients enrolled at four different clinical institutions, providing the factual basis for effective clinical and industrial exploitations. | |
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Registered: 2010-03-08 08:57 |
Muscle Fiber Analysis and Visualization with Diffusion Tensor Imaging
- This software allows users to attain functionally pertinent biological information about the fibrous structure of living muscle tissue using Diffusion Tensor Images (DTI). | |
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Activity Percentile: 0.00 Registered: 2006-04-10 22:45 |
NMBL Image to Model Pipeline
- The NMBL Pipeline is a version of NAMIC's (www.na-mic.org) 3D Slicer, adapted to the needs of the Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab (NMBL) at Stanford University. Slicer is an open-source software tool for performing a diverse array of medical image processing activities within one freely available, easily extensible kit. NMBL Pipeline is intended to coincide with NAMIC's Slicer, and is developed along with 3D Slicer in full collaboration with NAMIC. The differences between NMBL Pipeline and Slicer will be minimal, and probably will include the absence of some of Slicer's modules in NMBL Pipeline, and perhaps some differences in default value settings. This project will continue to be developed for use by NMBL and other members of the general Slicer user community.
I intend to use SimTK.org in exactly those ways that are intended: namely to make my software available to SimTK users and provide users with documentation, while the users are encouraged to provide feedback to me for improvements. | |
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Activity Percentile: 0.00 Registered: 2005-07-25 22:48 |
Investigating the effects of pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy
- Developing a risk predictive Model about how the pelvic floor muscles change during pregnancy and how they stretch during the delivery in order to identify and discover knowledge about these muscles to avoid damage during delivery. Which damage increases the risk of urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse later in life. | |
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Registered: 2016-11-22 20:54 |
Predictive framework for functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling
- Enhancing the efficacy of spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation is crucial for a patient’s optimal recovery. While functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling stands as a standard therapy, achieving notable improvements proves challenging due to the inherent complexities embedded in the dynamics of the movement. Indeed, overcoming the time-consuming nature of cycling becomes imperative, prompting the development of predictive models through optimal control simulation. The current challenge lies in the demand for a specific framework that considers the unique intricacies of SCI FES cycling. In response, our innovative approach introduces a novel framework and showcases its application in solving predictive models. Leveraging open-source tools, including OpenSim and Blender, we built the FES cycling model. Subsequently, we outlined predictive problems within OpenSim Moco. This advancement mitigates the time-consuming constraints of prior methods. This improved avenue for simulating FES cycling for SCI rehabilitation paves the way for practical and time-effective integration of Digital Twins in clinical applications. | |
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Registered: 2018-07-18 14:14 |
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