Multiscale Modeling of the Skeletal System

by Marco Viceconti

Book Overview

Integrative approaches to biomedical research promise to advance our understanding of the human body and physiopathology of diseases. In this book, the author focuses on the skeletal system, demonstrating how multiscale modeling can determine the relationship between bone mechanics and disease. Introductory chapters explain the concept of integrative research, what a model is, predictive modeling, and the computational methods used throughout the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521769507
• ISBN13: 9780521769501
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"