Overview
Offers a contemporary overview of a broad range of research disciplines focused on the articulations in the human musculoskeletal system
Describes a unique mix of physiological knowledge and computational approaches that will help scientists in computer graphics, computational biomechanics and bioinformatics to identify the current challenges in multi-scale research of human articulations
Contributes an additional background reference in biomedicine to tackle problems in diagnostics or treatments of musculoskeletal disorders
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Introduction
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Cell and Tissue Engineering
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Imaging and Visualization
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Simulation of Articulations
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About this book
3D Multiscale Physiological Human aims to promote scientific exchange by bringing together overviews and examples of recent scientific and technological advancements across a wide range of research disciplines. As a result, the variety in methodologies and knowledge paradigms are contrasted, revealing potential gaps and opportunities for integration. Chapters have been contributed by selected authors in the relevant domains of tissue engineering, medical image acquisition and processing, visualization, modeling, computer aided diagnosis and knowledge management. The multi-scale and multi-disciplinary research aspects of articulations in humans are highlighted, with a particular emphasis on medical diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and related disorders.
The need for multi-scale modalities and multi-disciplinary research is an emerging paradigm in the search for a better biological and medical understanding of the human musculoskeletal system. This is particularly motivated by the increasing socio-economic burden of disability and musculoskeletal diseases, especially in the increasing population of elderly people. Human movement is generated through a complex web of interactions between embedded physiological systems on different spatiotemporal scales, ranging from the molecular to the organ level. Much research is dedicated to the understanding of each of these systems, using methods and modalities tailored for each scale. Nevertheless, combining knowledge from different perspectives opens new venues of scientific thinking and stimulates innovation. Integration of this mosaic of multifaceted data across multiple scales and modalities requires further exploration of methods in simulations and visualization to obtain a comprehensive synthesis. However, this integrative approach cannot be achieved without a broad appreciation for the multiple research disciplines involved.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: 3D Multiscale Physiological Human
Editors: Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann, Osman Ratib, Hon Fai Choi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6275-9
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6274-2Published: 16 January 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-7250-5Published: 27 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-6275-9Published: 23 December 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 316
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 99 illustrations in colour
Topics: Computer Graphics, Bioinformatics, Human Physiology