Extreme scalability challenges in micro-finite element simulations of human bone KU Leuven
Coupling recent imaging capabilities with microstructural finite element (FIFE) analysis offers a powerful tool to determine bone stiffness and strength. It shows high potential to improve the individual fracture risk prediction, a tool much needed in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis, that is, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), second only to cardiovascular disease as a leading health-care problem. We adapted a ...