A numerical model to predict abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion based on local wall stress and stiffness

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1121-1127

  Helderman, F ^a,d   Manoch, I J ^a   Breeuwer, M ^b   Kose, U ^b   Schouten, O ^a   Sambeek, M R M ^c   Poldermans, D ^a   Pattynama, P T M ^a   Wisselink, W ^d   Steen, A F W ^a   Krams, R ^e  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Numerical model; Prediction; Remodelling; Wall stress

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; NUMERICAL METHODS; TOMOGRAPHY;

ANEURYSM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; REMODELLING; WALL STRESS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WALL STRESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 56549108719     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-008-0358-3     Document Type: Article

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