Biomechanics of the Female Reproductive System: Breast and Pelvic Organs

He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering with a specialty in mechanics of materials and computational mechanics. Prior to joining Cal State LA, he was a Professor in a higher education school of engineering: Centrale Lille. He still interacts with his former institution and his research is developed in a synergy between France and the USA; his specialty now is Biomedical Engineering. His research activities are based on the triptych of mechanics of materials: experimental characterization constitutive modelling, and numerical and computational methods. He is focused on soft polymers and bio-polymers. His activities can be summarized in 3 fields: •Behavior, and damage of synthetic polymers •Behavior of human soft tissue and medical implants, •Development and design of Medical Devices for patient-specific surgery. Pr. Michel Cosson is the Medical director of the UNF3S French numerical university. He is involved in 3D anatomy and pedagogical research. He is also the Head of the Gynecological unit of the University Hospital in Lille, France and Professor of Gynecology Obstetrics at the Medical University. He is the author and co-author of several publications. Pr. Cosson’s areas of interest include biomechanical properties of pelvic tissues & 3D biomechanical simulation of the female pelvic cavity. Poul's research focuses on using novel instrumentation, detailed computational models, and quantitative descriptions of physical processes to gain a better understanding of human physiology. Many of his projects couple mathematical modelling with innovative instrumentation to improve our ability to understand and interpret measurements of complex biological systems, subject to the constraints of well-understood physical conservation and balance laws.

• PART 1 Backgrounds: anatomy, physiology, and physio-pathology1. Pelvic floor functional anatomy2. Epidemiology and pathophysiology of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence in women3. Current surgical treatments for women’s genital prolapse4. Physiology and physiopathology of pregnancy and deliveryPART 2 Mechanical properties – constitutive laws – experimental characterizations5. Inverse problems in the characterization of soft connective tissue: perspective for reproduction system6. Mechanical properties of women pelvic soft tissues7. Mechanical properties of breast tissue8. Evolution of mechanical properties with pathology & aging: application to pelvic tissues?9. Mechanical properties of pelvic implants: interaction between implants and tissue10. Constitutive models of soft connective tissues under large strain: application to pelvic tissue?PART 3 Clinical imaging, investigations tools, and characterization11. Medical imaging and patient-specific modeling of women pelvic system: application to magnetic resonance images12. Quantitative assessment of pelvic mobility in women using MRI image analysis13. Patient-specific biomechanical modeling for applications in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment14. Ultrasound elastography: in vivo assessment of tissue stiffnessPART 4 From biomechanical models to medical devices, and patients treatments15. Numerical simulation of vaginal delivery16. Numerical models for breast surgery and reconstruction17. A numerical model for prolapse surgery18. Augmented reality biomechanical simulations for pelvic conditions diagnoses19. Towards patient-specific treatment in gynecologic surgery: recent development and perspectives