On stent-graft models in thoracic aortic endovascular repair: A computational investigation of the hemodynamic factors

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 484-489

  Fung, George S K ^a   Lam, S K ^a   Cheng, Stephen W K ^a   Chow, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Endovascular repair; Hemodynamics; Stent graft modeling

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISEASES; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

AORTIC DISEASES; PRESSURE WAVEFORMS;

HEMODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VISCOSITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CORONARY STENT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; WAVEFORM;

ANGIOPLASTY; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BLOOD VISCOSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; SHEAR STRENGTH; STENTS;

EID: 40949115836     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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