An improved methodology for investigating the parameters influencing migration resistance of abdominal aortic stent-grafts

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-107

  Corbett, Timothy J ^a   Callanan, Anthony ^a   O'Donnell, Michael R ^a   McGloughlin, Tim M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aneurysm model; Displacement force; Stent graft migration

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC; WATER;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; FORCE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; RIGIDITY; STENT; ABDOMINAL AORTA; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; EQUIPMENT; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULSATILE FLOW; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77952504842     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/09-2920.1     Document Type: Article

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