The Role of Geometric Parameters in the Prediction of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Wall Stress

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-48

  Georgakarakos, E ^a   Ioannou, C V ^a   Kamarianakis, Y ^b   Papaharilaou, Y ^c   Kostas, T ^a   Manousaki, E ^a   Katsamouris, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Centreline geometry; Finite element analysis; Intraluminal thrombus; Wall stress

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA; AORTA WALL; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TORSION; WALL STRESS;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 73749088407     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.09.026     Document Type: Article

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