A finite element model of stress-mediated vascular adaptation: Application to abdominal aortic aneurysms

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 803-817

  Zeinali Davarani, Shahrokh ^a   Sheidaei, Azadeh ^a   Baek, Seungik ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial growth and remodelling; Computational vascular mechanics; Modelling cardiovascular diseases; Patient specific modelling

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS; ANEURYSM GROWTH; ARTERIAL GROWTH; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; EXPANSION RATE; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; IMAGE-BASED; RAPID EXPANSION; SMOOTH MUSCLES; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME-DEPENDENT; VASCULAR MECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSELS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLYCOPROTEINS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

BIODEGRADATION;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSELS; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84855178615     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2010.495344     Document Type: Article

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