Utility of magnetic resonance imaging-based finite element analysis for the biomechanical stress analysis of hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic carotid plaques

Circulation Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 884-889

  Sadat, Umar ^a,b   Teng, Zhongzhao ^a   Young, Victoria E ^a   Li, Zhi Yong ^a   Gillard, Jonathan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Biomechanical stresses; Finite element analysis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 79953659494     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-10-0719     Document Type: Article

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