Book chapter
Biomechanical Modeling of Aneurysms
Image-Based Computational Modeling of the Human Circulatory and Pulmonary Systems, pp.313-341
Springer US
11/03/2010
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7350-4_8
Abstract
Aneurysms are abnormal dilations in the arterial wall and predominantly occur in the aorta and in the cerebral vasculature. The aortic aneurysm is predominantly found in the infrarenal abdominal region and the cerebral aneurysms generally occur in or near the circle of Willis. There is considerable interest in understanding the mechanism underlying aneurysm growth, diagnosing their severity or propensity to rupture, and developing endovascular implants to treat the same. Biomechanical simulations are being employed to improve our understanding of factors that trigger aneurysms and mechanisms for growth/rupture of the lesions. In this chapter, studies on reconstruction of the three-dimensional geometry of the aneurysms, material modeling of the arterial wall and aneurysm components, and biomechanical analyses toward prediction of potential rupture are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Biomechanical Modeling of Aneurysms
- Creators
- Madhavan L Raghavan - Department of Biomedical Engineering, 1136 Seamans Center, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USADavid A Vorp - Departments of Surgery and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Image-Based Computational Modeling of the Human Circulatory and Pulmonary Systems, pp.313-341
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4419-7350-4_8
- Publisher
- Springer US; Boston, MA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/03/2010
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984064245602771
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