@inproceedings{b62d357533364a669ebc8b49ae8374be,
title = "Using a level set to model multiple myeloma induced bone loss",
abstract = "Multiple myeloma is a hematological malignancy characterized by proliferation of malignant plasma cells and derangement of bone homeostasis. Myeloma bone disease results in significant morbidity as a result of bone pain, hypercalcemia, diffuse osteopenia, and pathologic fractures. We present a spatially explicit mathematical model of multiple myeloma and bone remodeling, synthesizing the existing model of local {"}microenvironment{"} interactions in Ayati et al. 2010 [1] with a level set approach for representing the sharp interface been bone and marrow introduced in [6]. Computational results show the feasibility of using a level set to capture the spatial structure in the context of a geometrically straightforward interface, but one that nonetheless captures the essence of the rich geometries seen in bone marrow biopsy slides. In particular, we are able to model the formation of an osteolytic lesion in the case of multiple myeloma dysregulated bone remodeling, but not, using the same remodeling parameter set, in the case of normal bone remodeling.",
keywords = "Bone remodeling, Level set, Multiple myeloma",
author = "Ayati, {Bruce P.} and Graham, {Jason M.} and Holstein, {Sarah A.}",
year = "2012",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783950353709",
series = "ECCOMAS 2012 - European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, e-Book Full Papers",
pages = "3236--3248",
booktitle = "ECCOMAS 2012 - European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, e-Book Full Papers",
note = "6th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, ECCOMAS 2012 ; Conference date: 10-09-2012 Through 14-09-2012",
}