Numerical modeling of stress in stenotic arteries with microcalcifications: A parameter sensitivity study

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Wenk, Jonathan F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Microcalcifications; Plaque; Sensitivity study

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAP THICKNESS; CAROTID ARTERY; CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; MICRO-MECHANICAL; MICROCALCIFICATIONS; MODEL PARAMETERS; MONTE CARLO SCHEMES; NUMERICAL MODELING; PARAMETER SENSITIVITIES; PLAQUE; SENSITIVITY INDICES; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SENSITIVITY STUDY; STENOTIC ARTERIES; STRESS FIELD;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TITRATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS; VISUAL STRESS; ARTERY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CALCINOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION;

ARTERIES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CALCINOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79951749666     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4003128     Document Type: Article

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