Spine FEA Tutorial in Abaqus - Pt. 2 - Creating a 3D Mask

The first step to any proper finite element analysis is good geometry. Since we want patient-specific models of lumbar vertebrae, we will have to edit the CT slices in Osirix to get the proper vertebra that we want (L5). This is a long and tedious process, but only has to be done once per vertebra.