Computational evaluation of aortic aneurysm rupture risk: What have we learned so far?

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 214-225

  Georgakarakos, Efstratios ^a   Ioannou, Christos V ^b   Papaharilaou, Yannis ^c   Kostas, Theodoros ^b   Katsamouris, Asterios N ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aneurysm centerline geometry; Aneurysm expansion; Aneurysm rupture; Finite element analysis; Intraluminal thrombus; Wall strength; Wall stress

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTERY WALL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INTRALUMINAL THROMBUS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PEAK WALL STRESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALL STRESS;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 79955437333     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/10-3244.1     Document Type: Review

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