Effects of blood flow and vessel geometry on wall stress and rupture risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 283-297

  Li, Z ^a   Kleinstreuer, C ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (AAA); ILIAC BIFURCATIONS; MEDICAL WARNING; NECK ANGLE;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; VORTEX FLOW;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURE; GEOMETRY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; STRESS; VELOCITY;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33748761144     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900500217406     Document Type: Article

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