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Research papers:

2008:

Joldes G., Wittek A. and Miller K. (2008) “Non-locking Tetrahedral Finite Element for Surgical Simulation" Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering (accepted in August 2008)

Tonmoy Dutta-Roy, Adam Wittek and Karol Miller (2008) “Biomechanical Modelling of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus” Journal of Biomechanics Volume 41, Issue 1019 July 2008, Pages 2263-2271

Smolinski D, Jones CW, Wu JP, Miller K, Kirk TB and Zheng MH (2008) “Confocal arthroscopic assessment of osteoarthritis in situ” ARTHROSCOPY-THE JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY. Volume: 24. Issue: 4. 423-429    

Leith Morriss, Adam Wittek and Karol Miller (2008) “Compression testing of very soft biological tissues using semi-confined configuration - a word of caution” Journal of Biomechanics Volume 41, Issue 12008, Pages 235-238, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.06.025

2007:

A. Wittek, T. Hawkins and K. Miller (2007) “On the unimportance of constitutive models in computing brain deformation for image-guided surgery”, Biomechanics in Modeling and Mechanobiology. DOI 10.1007/s10237-008-0118-1

 

A. Wittek, T. Dutta-Roy, Z. Taylor, A. Horton, T. Washio, K. Chinzei and K. Miller (2007) “Subject-specific non-linear biomechanical model of needle insertion into the brain”.” Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering,  Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 135 – 146. DOI: 10.1080/10255840701688095

Ashely Horton, Adam Wittek and Karol Miller (2007) “Subject-specific biomechanical simulation of brain indentation using a meshless method”. N. Ayache, S. Ourselin, A. Maeder (Eds.): MICCAI2007, Part I, LNCS 4791, pp. 541-548, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Grand Joldes, Adam Wittek and Karol Miller (2007) "Efficient Hourglass Control Implementation for the Uniform Strain Hexahedron Using the Total Lagrangian Formulation” Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering (accepted in April 2007) DOI: 10.1002/cnm.1034

Zeike A. Taylor, Thomas B. Kirk and Karol Miller (2007) "Confocal arthroscopy-based patient-specific constitutive models of
cartilaginous tissues – I: Development of a microstructural model" Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 307 – 316. DOI: 10.1080/10255840701336794

Zeike A. Taylor, Thomas B. Kirk and Karol Miller (2007) "Confocal arthroscopy-based patient-specific constitutive models of cartilaginous tissues – II: Prediction of reaction force history of meniscal cartilage specimens" Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Volume 10, Issue 5, Pages 327 – 336. DOI: 10.1080/10255840701336828

Karol Miller, Grand Joldes, Dane Lance and Adam Wittek (2007) "Total Lagrangian Explicit Dynamics Finite Element Algorithm for Computing Soft Tissue Deformation" Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 23: pp. 121-134 DOI: 10.1002/cnm.887

Adam Wittek, Karol Miller, Ron Kikinis and Simon K. Warfield (2007) "Patient-Specific Model of Brain Deformation: Application to Medical Image Registration", Journal of Biomechanics, 40, pp. 919-929 doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.02.021

2006:

Ashley Horton, Adam Wittek, Karol Miller (2006) "Towards Meshless Methods for Surgical Simulation" Proceedings of MICCAI Workshop. Copenhagen. Oct. 2006. ISBN 10:87-7611-149-0. 34-43 p.

Grand Roman Joldes, Adam Wittek, Karol Miller (2006) "Improved Linear Tetrahedral Element for Surgical Simulation" Proceedings of MICCAI Workshop. Copenhagen. Oct. 2006. ISBN 10:87-7611-149-0. 54-66 p.

Karol Miller. and Adam Wittek (2006) "Neuroimage Registration as Displacement - Zero Traction Problem of Solid Mechanics" Proceedings of MICCAI Workshop. Copenhagen. Oct. 2006. ISBN 10:87-7611-149-0. 1-14 p.

Karol Miller and Dimos Poulikakos (Eds.) "Computational Biomechanics for Medicine" Proceedings of MICCAI Workshop. Copenhagen. Oct. 2006. ISBN 10:87-7611-149-0. 163 p.

Zeike Taylor and Karol Miller (2006) "Constitutive Modelling of Cartilaginous Tissues: A Review" Journal of Applied Biomechanics. Vol. 22. pp.210-227

Rochelle L. Nicholls, Karol Miller, Bruce C. Elliott (2006) "Using numerical analysis to quatify maximal bat performance in baseball" Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 39, Issue 6, Pages 1001-1009

2005:

Wittek, A, Kikinis, R, Warfield, SK,Miller K "Brain shift computation using a fully nonlinear biomechanical model" LECT NOTES COMPUT SC 3750: 583-590 2005

Miller K., Taylor Z. and Nowinski W.L. (2005) "Towards computing brain deformations for diagnosis, prognosis and neurosurgical simulation", J. Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 5(1), pp.105-121

Z. Taylor and K. Miller (2005)"Using numerical approximation as an intermediate step in analytical derivations: some observations from biomechanics" J. Biomechanics, Volume 38, Issue 12, December 2005, Pages 2497-2502

Rochelle Llewelyn Nicholls, Karol Miller, and Bruce C. Elliott (2005) "Modelling deformation behavior of the baseball" Journal of Applied Biomechanics 21(1), February 2005, pp.18-30

Rochelle L. Nicholls, Karol Miller, Bruce C. Elliott (2005) "A numerical model for risk of ball-impact injury to baseball pitchers." Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 30-38, 2005.

Miller K. (2005) "Re: Most recent results in the biomechanics of the brain" J. Biomechanics. Vol. 38. 965

Miller K. (2005) "Method of testing soft biological tissues in compression" J. Biomechanics. Vol. 38, Issue 1, 153-158

2004:

Jones CW, Smolinski D, Wu JP, Miller K, Kirk TB and Miller K. (2004) "Quantification of Chondrocyte Morphology by Confocal Microscopy". Journal of Musculosceletal Research, 8(4), 145-154

Taylor Z. and Miller K. (2004) "Reassessment of brain elasticity for analysis of biomechanisms of hydrocephalus" J. Biomechanics. Vol. 37/8. 1263-1269

Miller K. (2004) Optimal Design and Modelling of Spatial Parallel Manipulators. Int. J. Robotics Research. Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 127-140 (invited)

Nicholls, R.L., Elliott, B.C., Miller, K. (2004) Impact Injuries in Baseball: Prevalence, Aetiology and the Role of Equipment Performance. Sports Medicine. 34:1. pp. 17-25

2003:

Rochelle L. Nicholls, Bruce. C. Elliott, Karol Miller, Michael Koh (2003) "Bat kinematics in baseball with implications for ball exit velocity." Journal of Applied Biomechanics 19, 283-294

Stock, M. and Miller, K. (2003) "Optimal Kinematic Design of Spatial Parallel Manipulators; Application to Linear Delta Robot." Trans. ASME J. Mech. Design, 125 (2): 292-301.

2002:

Stelios K. Kyriacou, Ashraf Mohamed, Karol Miller, and Samuel Neff (2002) "Brain Mechanics For Neurosurgery: Modeling Issues." Biomechan Model Mechanobiol 1 (2002) 2, 151-164.

Miller, K. "Maximization of Workspace Volume of 3-DOF Spatial Parallel Manipulators." Trans. ASME J. Mechanical Design, Vol. 124, No. 2, pp. 347-350, 2002

Miller, K and Chinzei, K. "Mechanical Properties of Brain Tissue in Tension." J. Biomech., Vol. 35/4, pp. 483-490, 2002.

2001:

K. Miller and K. Chinzei "Mathematical Modelling of Brain Tissue Mechanical Properties for Computer and Robot Assisted Surgery." J. Math. Modelling and Sci. Computing. Vol. 13 (1-2), pp. 1-11, 2001 (invited)

Miller, K "How to test very soft tissues in extension." J. Biomech., Vol 34/5, pp. 651-657, 2001

Chinzei, K and Miller, K "Towards MRI guided surgical manipulator." Medical Science Monitor, Vol. 7(1), Jan.-Feb. 2001, pp. 153-163.

2000:

Miller, K., Chinzei, K., Orssengo, G. and Bednarz, P. "Mechanical properties of brain tissue in-vivo; experiment and computer simulation", J. Biomechanics, 33/11, 2000, pp. 1369-1376.

Miller K "Biomechanics of Soft Tissues" Medical Science Monitor, Vol. 6(1), Jan.-Feb. 2000, pp. 158-167.

Miller, K., "Constitutive Modelling of Abdominal Organs," J. Biomech., 33, 367-373, 2000

1999:

Miller, K., "Constitutive Model of Brain Tissue Suitable for Finite Element Analysis of Surgical Procedures," J. Biomech., 32, 531-537, 1999.

1998:

Miller, K., "Modelling Soft Tissue Using Biphasic Theory - A Word of Caution". Comp. Meth. Biomech. Biomed. Eng., Vol.1, pp.261-263, 1998.

1997:

Miller, K. and Chinzei K., "Constitutive Modelling of Brain Tissue; Experiment and Theory", J. Biomech., Vol. 30, No. 11/12, pp. 1115-1121, Nov. 1997.

1996:

Chinzei K., Miller K., "Compression of Swine Brain Tissue; Experiment In Vitro," J. of Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Vol. 50, No. 4, 1996, pp. 19-28 (refereed internally in MEL).

Chinzei K., and Miller K., "Experimental evaluation of compressive behavior of very soft tissues," Mechanical Engineering Laboratory News (ISSN 0286-2271), No. 11, 1996, pp. 1-3 (in Japanese, refereed internally in MEL).

1995:

Miller K. and Chinzei K., "Modeling of Soft Tissues," Mechanical Engineering Laboratory News (ISSN 0286-2271), No. 11, 1995, pp. 5-7 (in Japanese, refereed internally in MEL).

Miller K. and Stevens S.B., "Modeling of Dynamics and Model-Based Control of DELTA Direct Drive Parallel Robot," Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.7, No. 4, 1995, pp. 344-352.

1992:

Miller K. and Clavel R., "The Lagrange-based model of Delta-4 robot dynamics," Robotersysteme 8, Springer-Verlag, 1992, pp. 49-54.


PATENTS:

1. Miller, K. "Parallel Robot." Australian Provisional Patent Application, No. PP7518, December 1998.
2. Chinzei K., Homma K., Hyodo K., Miller K.: "Ultra-fast MR imaging method based on slow changes of magnetic field gradient," Japanese Patent JPAT 3,136,323, 8 December 2000
3. Miller K. and Brozievich P.: "Drill Hole Cap," Australian Provisional Patent Application No. PS0896, 2002.

BOOK:
Miller, K. "Biomechanics of Brain For Computer Integrated Surgery." Warsaw University of Technology Publishing House. 103 pages, 2002, ISBN 83-7207-347-3. The book synthesises results published in a number of journal papers between 1995 and 2002. The book is available directly from the publisher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

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