ABSTRACT
To the authors’ knowledge, there is no computational study which defines a realistic geometry of the human abdomen to simulate the behaviour under physiological loads. Thus, with the aim of improving surgical procedures, this study presents a finite element (FE) model of the human abdomen obtained using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The model defines the different anatomical units of the abdomen and the anisotropicmechanical properties are assigned depending on the considered structure.This numerical humanmodel is used to simulate the passive behaviour of the healthy and herniated human abdomen. Different surgical meshes, characterized by different pore size and materials are simulated.
