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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Eng Phys. 2008 Sep 23;31(2):195–206. doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.08.002

Fig. 8.

Fig. 8

Close-up views of FE meshes used for sensitivity studies. (a) Inclusion of the urethra (in blue) passing through the prostate (CohUr). (b) Pubic ligaments (in blue) connecting the prostate to the pubic bone (CohLig). The elements corresponding to the urethra and pubic ligaments have material properties associated with muscle and ligaments as provided in Table 2, respectively. The figure also shows the modified cohesive zone (in bold black) surrounding the prostate, location of applied displacement, and representative nodes.