flag flag  

A comparison of modelling techniques for computing wall stress in abdominal aortic aneurysms

Description : BACKGROUND: Aneurysms, in particular abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), form a significant portion of cardiovascular related deaths. There is much debate as to the most suitable tool for rupture prediction and interventional surgery of AAAs, and currently maximum diameter is used clinically as the de...
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : abdominal aortic aneurysm
Publisher(s) : BioMed Central
Contributor(s) :
Source(s) :
Publication Date(s) : 2009-10-13