On the mechanical behaviour of carotid artery plaques: The influence of curve-fitting experimental data on numerical model results

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 975-985

  Mulvihill, John J ^a   Walsh, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carotid artery disease; Mechanical characterisation; Modelling approaches; Plaque properties

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CURVE FITTING; DISEASES; TISSUE;

ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CURVES FITTINGS; LENGTH RATIO; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MODELING APPROACH; PLAQUE PROPERTY; PROPERTY; SHEAR TESTING;

TENSILE TESTING;

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY PLAQUE; CURVE FITTING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SHEAR STRESS; TENSION;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CAROTID ARTERIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84896691067     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-012-0457-9     Document Type: Article

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