Influence of material property variability on the mechanical behaviour of carotid atherosclerotic plaques: A 3D fluid-structure interaction analysis

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1-12

  Yuan, Jianmin ^a   Teng, Zhongzhao ^a   Feng, Jiaxuan ^b   Zhang, Yongxue ^a,b   Brown, Adam J ^a   Gillard, Jonathan H ^a   Jing, Zaiping ^b   Lu, Qingsheng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Material property; Mechanics; Sensitivity; Stress; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICS;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMIES; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION ANALYSIS; HIGH STRESS CONCENTRATION; MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL STRESS; SENSITIVITY; STROKE;

STRESSES;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAROTID ARTERY; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84937554283     PISSN: 20407939     EISSN: 20407947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cnm.2722     Document Type: Article

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