Simulation of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a patient-specific finite element approach

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1347-1357

  Auricchio, F ^a,b,c   Conti, M ^a   Morganti, S ^a   Reali, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Centro di Simulazione Numerica Avanzata   (Italy)

Author keywords

finite element analysis; patient specific modelling; transcatheter aortic valve

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STENTS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR MECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER BASED SIMULATION; FINITE-ELEMENT APPROACH; PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELLING; SIMULATION STRATEGIES; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVES;

PROSTHETICS;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELLING; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE;

AORTIC VALVE; CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; STENTS;

EID: 84899433940     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2012.746676     Document Type: Article

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