Mechano-biology in the thoracic aortic aneurysm: a review and case study

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 917-928

  Martufi, G ^a   Gasser, T C ^b   Appoo, J J ^c   Di Martino, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Finite element analysis; Multiscale; Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSELS; DISSECTION; REPAIR;

AORTIC ANEURYSMS; AORTIC WALLS; CASE-STUDIES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSE; INTERVENTIONAL; IRREVERSIBLE LOSS; LOCALISED; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; MULTISCALE; THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSM;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84920249647     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-014-0557-9     Document Type: Review

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