Finite element analysis in asymptomatic, symptomatic, and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: In search of new rupture risk predictors

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 239-245

  Erhart, P ^a   Hyhlik Durr A ^a   Geisbusch P ^a   Kotelis, D ^a   Muller Eschner M ^a   Gasser, T C ^b   Von Tengg Kobligk, H ^a,c   Bockler D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aorta; Finite element analysis (FEA); Rupture risk; Wall stress

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WALL STRESS; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HEMODYNAMICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84924077328     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.11.010     Document Type: Article

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