Using in vivo cine and 3d multi-contrast MRI to determine human atherosclerotic carotid artery material properties and circumferential shrinkage rate and their impact on stress/strain predictions

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Liu, Haofei ^a   Canton, Gador ^b   Yuan, Chun ^b   Yang, Chun ^a,c   Billiar, Kristen ^d   Teng, Zhongzhao ^a,e   Hoffman, Allen H ^d   Tang, Dalin ^a  

^a Life Science and Bioengineering Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; carotid artery; Cine; MRI; plaque rupture

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID PLAQUES; CINE; CINE-MRI; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; HUMAN CAROTID ARTERY; IN-VIVO; ITERATIVE PROCEDURES; LIPID CORES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATERIAL STIFFNESS; MOONEY-RIVLIN MODEL; PARAMETER VALUES; PATIENT DATA; PLAQUE RUPTURE; SHRINKAGE RATES; SOFT MATERIAL; STRAIN VALUES; STRESS AND STRAIN; STRESS VALUES; STRESS/STRAIN; VESSEL MATERIALS; YOUNG'S MODULUS; ZERO-PRESSURE CONDITIONS;

CORE SAMPLES; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATERIALS; SHRINKAGE; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LIPID; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; YOUNG MODULUS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84859903063     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005685     Document Type: Article

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