A5079589234- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Robotic Locomotion and Control
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Motor Control and Adaptation
- Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
- Medical Image Segmentation Techniques
- Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
- Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Advanced Neural Network Applications
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- AI in cancer detection
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Robot Manipulation and Learning
- Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies
- Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Bone fractures and treatments
KU Leuven
2018-2024
Abstract Objectives The shape is commonly used to describe the objects. State-of-the-art algorithms in medical imaging are predominantly diverging from computer vision, where voxel grids, meshes, point clouds, and implicit surface models used. This seen growing popularity of ShapeNet (51,300 models) Princeton ModelNet (127,915 models). However, a large collection anatomical shapes (e.g., bones, organs, vessels) 3D surgical instruments missing. Methods We present MedShapeNet translate...
Abstract The human hand is well known for its unique dexterity which largely facilitated by a highly mobile, long and powerful thumb that enables both tool manufacturing use, key component of evolution. bonobo ( Pan paniscus ), the closest extant relative to modern humans together with chimpanzee troglodytes also possesses good manipulative capabilities but lower level compared humans. Despite close phylogenetic relationship between bonobos humans, detailed quantitative data forelimb...
The human thumb is specialized for manual tasks as it no longer typically involved in locomotion. However, members of the genus Pan – closest extant relatives modern humans also have a highly mobile thumb, which allows complex such tool-crafting and use. Here, we investigate kinematics bonobos (Pan paniscus) relation to morphology their trapeziometacarpal joint using unembalmed bonobo specimens compare that with condition. We use computed tomography-based models skeletal elements during...
Abstract Primates live in very diverse environments and, as a consequence, show an equally locomotor behaviour. During locomotion, the primate hand interacts with superstrate and/or substrate and will therefore probably adaptive signals linked this Whereas morphology of forearm bones have been studied extensively, functional adaptations musculature documented only scarcely. To evaluate whether there are potential forelimb to behaviour, we investigated highly arboreal gibbons (including...
Prior to the deep learning era, shape was commonly used describe objects. Nowadays, state-of-the-art (SOTA) algorithms in medical imaging are predominantly diverging from computer vision, where voxel grids, meshes, point clouds, and implicit surface models used. This is seen numerous shape-related publications premier vision conferences as well growing popularity of ShapeNet (about 51,300 models) Princeton ModelNet (127,915 models). For domain, we present a large collection anatomical shapes...
How changes in anatomy affect joint biomechanics can be studied using musculoskeletal modelling, making it a valuable tool to explore function healthy and pathological joints. However, gathering the anatomical, geometrical physiological data necessary create model challenging. Very few integrated datasets exist even less raw is openly available new models. Therefore, goal of present study an digital forearm make via open-access database. An un-embalmed cadaveric arm was digitized 7T MRI CT...
Abstract Nonhuman primates have a highly diverse locomotor repertoire defined by an equally hand use. Based on how use their hands during locomotion, we can distinguish between terrestrial and arboreal taxa. The ‘arboreal’ is likely adapted towards high wrist mobility grasping, whereas the ‘terrestrial’ will show adaptations to loading. While morphology of forearm bones been studied extensively, functional in musculature behaviour documented only scarcely. In this paper, investigate forelimb...
The primate thumb plays a central role in grasping and the basal trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint is critical to its function. TMC morphology varies across primates, yet little known about form-function interaction within joint. purpose of this study was investigate how stress distributions differ between five types commonly employed by bonobos (Pan paniscus). Five cadaveric bonobo forearms were CT scanned standardized positions hand as basis for generation parametric finite element models...
Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences in 3D kinematics trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint between gibbons (fam. Hylobatidae) and macaques ( Macaca mulatta ), two non‐human primate groups with a distinct locomotor behavior. Gibbons are highly arboreal species, while quadrupeds. Here, we mobility structural constraints TMC both these primates evaluate hypothesis that mode reflected structure function. Materials methods We have developed an innovative...
In this study, we investigate the branching patterns of vascularization and innervation primate forelimb by performing detailed dissections five unembalmed nonhuman specimens belonging to different species, that is, rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar), Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), bonobo paniscus). Results are compared with embalmed human (Homo sapiens), anatomical data previous studies on primates also included provide a...