Computational fluid dynamics in brain aneurysms

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 6-7, 2012, Pages 801-808

  Sforza, Daniel M ^a   Putman, Christopher M ^b   Cebral, Juan R ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral aneurysm; Computational fluid dynamics; Growth; Hemodynamics; Initiation; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; BRAIN ANEURYSM; CEREBRAL ANEURYSMS; CFD MODELS; CLINICAL USE; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; GLOBAL VISION; IMAGE-BASED; INITIATION; NATURAL HISTORY; PATIENT MANAGEMENT; RUPTURE; STATE OF THE ART; UNDERLYING MECHANISM; UNIFIED APPROACH;

GROWTH (MATERIALS); HEMODYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM;

EID: 84862325905     PISSN: 20407939     EISSN: 20407947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cnm.1481     Document Type: Review

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