TY - JFULL AU - Muhammad Zeeshan UlHaque and Peng Du and Leo K. Cheng and Marc D. Jacobs PY - 2012/10/ TI - An Anatomically-Based Model of the Nerves in the Human Foot T2 - International Journal of Biomedical and Biological Engineering SP - 432 EP - 438 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2253 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 69, 2012 N2 - Sensory nerves in the foot play an important part in the diagnosis of various neuropathydisorders, especially in diabetes mellitus.However, a detailed description of the anatomical distribution of the nerves is currently lacking. A computationalmodel of the afferent nerves inthe foot may bea useful tool for the study of diabetic neuropathy. In this study, we present the development of an anatomically-based model of various major sensory nerves of the sole and dorsal sidesof the foot. In addition, we presentan algorithm for generating synthetic somatosensory nerve networks in the big-toe region of a right foot model. The algorithm was based on a modified version of the Monte Carlo algorithm, with the capability of being able to vary the intra-epidermal nerve fiber density in differentregionsof the foot model. Preliminary results from the combinedmodel show the realistic anatomical structure of the major nerves as well as the smaller somatosensory nerves of the foot. The model may now be developed to investigate the functional outcomes of structural neuropathyindiabetic patients. ER -