%0 Journal Article %T Localizaci¨®n de defectos en hueso cortical empleando el m¨¦todo de los elementos de contorno y algoritmos gen¨¦ticos %A Ojeda %A David %A Divo %A Eduardo %A Kassab %A Alain %A Cerrolaza %A Miguel %J Bolet¨ªn T¨¦cnico %D 2008 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X an efficient solution for cavity detection in cortical bone, using a point load superposition technique employing the boundary element method is presented in this paper. two examples where the cavity is located using a tac is presented. results of cavity presence problems simulated using numerical experiments validate the approach in cortical bone with a single cavity. %K cortical bone %K boundary element method (bem) %K defect detection %K genetic algorithms. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0376-723X2008000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en