Traumatic Brain Injury Caused by +Gz Acceleration

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has long been known as one of the most anonymous reasons for death around the world. This phenomenon has been under study for many years and yet it remains a question due to physiological, geometrical and computational complexity. Although the modeling facilities for soft tissue have improved, the precise CT-imaging of human head has revealed novel details of the brain, skull and meninges. In this study a 3D human head including the brain, skull, and meninges is modeled using CT-scan and MRI data of a 30-year old human. This model is named “Sharif University of Technology Head Trauma Model (SUTHTM)”. By validating SUTHTM, the model is then used to study the effect of +Gz acceleration on the human brain. Damage threshold based on loss of consciousness in terms of acceleration and time duration is developed using Maximum Brain Pressure criteria. Results revealed that the Max. Brain Pressure ≥3.1 are representation of loss of consciousness. 3D domains for the loss of consciousness are based on Max. Brain Pressure is developed.Copyright © 2016 by ASME