Finite element analysis of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Predicted rupture risk correlates with aortic wall histology in individual patients

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 556-564

  Erhart, Philipp ^a   Grond Ginsbach, Caspar ^a   Hakimi, Maani ^a   Lasitschka, Felix ^a   Dihlmann, Susanne ^a   Böckler, Dittmar ^a   Hyhlik Dürr, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aorta; Finite element analysis; Histology; Model verification; Rupture risk; Rupture risk index

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR REMODELING; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASCULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84905870593     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/14-4695.1     Document Type: Article

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