Use of regional mechanical properties of abdominal aortic aneurysms to advance finite element modeling of rupture risk

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-114

  Tierney, Áine P ^a   Callanan, Anthony ^a   McGloughlin, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aneurysm sac; Biomechanical material properties; Computed tomography; Elasticity; Finite element analysis; Rupture prediction; Strain; Stress; Wall strength

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GATED IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; BIOMECHANICS; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELASTICITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84857128986     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/11-3456.1     Document Type: Article

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