Figure 1.
(A) A image stack of the spherical gel obtained from the pMRI system. (B) A 3D view of one of the sphere gel meshes in Abaqus. (C) A cut view of one simulation of the sphere gel stress distributions during compression. (D) MR image of the bovine IVD. (E) The 3D view of one of the bovine IVD meshes in Abaqus. (F) The cut view of one simulation of the bovine IVD under compression showing the stress distribution of the model. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; IVD, intervertebral disc.
