Reproducibility of deriving parameters of AAA rupture risk from patient-specific 3D finite element models

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-298

  Hyhlik Dürr, Alexander ^a   Krieger, Tim ^a   Geisbüsch, Philipp ^a   Kotelis, Drosos ^a   Able, Thomas ^a   Böckler, Dittmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aneurysm diameter; Aortic volume; Computed tomographic angiography; Finite element model; Peak wall stress; Reproducibility; Rupture risk

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENDOLEAK; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THROMBUS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; AUTOMATION; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79959325720     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/10-3384MR.1     Document Type: Article

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