Quantitative assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysm geometry

J Shum, G Martufi, E Di Martino, CB Washington… - Annals of biomedical …, 2011 - Springer
Recent studies have shown that the maximum transverse diameter of an abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) and expansion rate are not entirely reliable indicators of rupture potential …

The role of geometric and biomechanical factors in abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture risk assessment

SS Raut, S Chandra, J Shum, EA Finol - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2013 - Springer
The current clinical management of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease is based to a
great extent on measuring the aneurysm maximum diameter to decide when timely …

Three-dimensional geometrical characterization of abdominal aortic aneurysms: image-based wall thickness distribution

G Martufi, ES Di Martino, CH Amon, SC Muluk… - 2009 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The clinical assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture risk is based on the
quantification of AAA size by measuring its maximum diameter from computed tomography …

Decision tree based classification of abdominal aortic aneurysms using geometry quantification measures

SA Parikh, R Gomez, M Thirugnanasambandam… - Annals of biomedical …, 2018 - Springer
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is an asymptomatic aortic disease with a survival rate of
20% after rupture. It is a vascular degenerative condition different from occlusive arterial …

Predicting the risk of rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms by utilizing various geometrical parameters: revisiting the diameter criterion

G Giannoglou, G Giannakoulas, J Soulis… - …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The authors estimated noninvasively the wall stress distribution for actual abdominal aortic
aneurysms (AAAs) in vivo on a patient-to-patient basis and correlated the peak wall stress …

A cohort longitudinal study identifies morphology and hemodynamics predictors of abdominal aortic aneurysm growth

F Joly, G Soulez, S Lessard, C Kauffmann… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are localized, commonly occurring aortic dilations.
Following rupture only immediate treatment can prevent morbidity and mortality. AAA …

Effects of blood flow and vessel geometry on wall stress and rupture risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Z Li, C Kleinstreuer - Journal of medical engineering & technology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Sudden rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), often without prior medical warning, is
the 13th leading cause of mortality in the US. The local rupture is triggered when the elusive …

[HTML][HTML] Volume growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms correlates with baseline volume and increasing finite element analysis-derived rupture risk

ML Liljeqvist, R Hultgren, TC Gasser, J Roy - Journal of vascular surgery, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The diagnosis and management of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs)
currently relies on the aortic maximal diameter, which grows in an unpredictable manner …

Analysis and computer program for rupture-risk prediction of abdominal aortic aneurysms

C Kleinstreuer, Z Li - BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2006 - Springer
Background Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are the 13 th leading cause of
death in the United States. While AAA rupture may occur without significant warning, its risk …

Towards a noninvasive method for determination of patient-specific wall strength distribution in abdominal aortic aneurysms

JP Vande Geest, DHJ Wang, SR Wisniewski… - Annals of biomedical …, 2006 - Springer
The spatial distributions of both wall stress and wall strength are required to accurately
evaluate the rupture potential for an individual abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The …