Computer Aided Modeling and Finite Element Analysis of Human Elbow

Development Of A Multi-Component Cad Model Of Human Elbow Structure

Grey scale images are processed to understand the visual aspects of 2D data and to enhance the images. The input data was 2D grey scale bio medical images of human elbow as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1.

MRI 2D image of elbow

The image is further processed to get better visualization by varying parameters such as intensity and contrast. This manipulation in parameters improves the resolution quality and clarity level. Figure 2 shows the final input 2D image. As it can be seen, the image is significantly enhanced, showing clearly the soft tissue region and bone separately. This distinction will be used for the development of multi-component model, i.e., for separating bone from the soft tissue.

Figure 2.

Sectional view of input image

Figure 3 shows the three different sectional views of grayscale image viz. axial, coronal, and sagittal planes view.

Figure 3.

Cross-sectional view of input image