Compliant biomechanics of abdominal aortic aneurysms: A fluid-structure interaction study

Computers and Structures

Volumn 85, Issue 11-14, 2007, Pages 1097-1113

  Scotti, Christine M ^a   Finol, Ender A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Fluid structure interaction; Intraluminal thrombus; Wall stress

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; INTRALUMINAL THROMBUS; WALL STRESS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 34248232585     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2006.08.041     Document Type: Article

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