A comparative study of aortic wall stress using finite element analysis for ruptured and non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 168-176

  Venkatasubramaniam, A K ^a   Fagan, M J ^a   Mehta, T ^a   Mylankal, K J ^a   Ray, B ^a   Kuhan, G ^a   Chetter, I C ^a   McCollum, P T ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Finite element analysis; Rupture risk; Wall stress

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA WALL; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3242773783     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.03.029     Document Type: Article

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