Wall stress and flow dynamics in abdominal aortic aneurysms: Finite element analysis vs. fluid-structure interaction

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-322

  Scotti, Christine M ^a   Jimenez, Jorge ^b   Muluk, Satish C ^c   Finol, Ender A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

74F10; 92C10

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 51649130465     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840701827412     Document Type: Article

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