Computational fluid dynamics of stented intracranial aneurysms using adaptive embedded unstructured grids

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 475-493

  Appanaboyina, S ^a   Mut, F ^a   Lohner R ^a   Putman, C M ^b   Cebral, Juan R ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive embedded instructured grids; Cerebral aneurysms; Computational fluid dynamics; Stenting

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUIDICS; HEMODYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; MESH GENERATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

ADAPTIVE EMBEDDED UNSTRUCTURED GRIDS; ANATOMICAL MODELING; BODY FITTED GRIDS; CEREBRAL ANEURYSMS; EMBEDDED GRIDS; EMBOLIZATION; ENDOVASCULAR; ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES; ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT; FLOW AROUND A CIRCULAR CYLINDER; GEOMETRY MODELING; IN ORDER; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY (ICA); INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS; REYNOLDS (CO); STENTING;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 45749143281     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1590     Document Type: Article

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