Nitinol stents in the femoropopliteal artery: a mechanical perspective on material, design, and performance

K Maleckis, E Anttila, P Aylward, W Poulson… - Annals of biomedical …, 2018 - Springer
Endovascular stenting has matured into a commonly used treatment for peripheral arterial
disease (PAD) due to its minimally invasive nature and associated reductions in short-term …

Recommendations for finite element modelling of nickel-titanium stents—Verification and validation activities

M Bernini, R Hellmuth, C Dunlop, W Ronan… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The objective of this study is to present a credibility assessment of finite element modelling
of self-expanding nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) stents through verification and validation (VV) …

[HTML][HTML] Oversizing of self-expanding Nitinol vascular stents–A biomechanical investigation in the superficial femoral artery

M Bernini, M Colombo, C Dunlop, R Hellmuth… - journal of the …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite being commonly employed to treat peripheral artery disease, self-expanding Nitinol
stents are still associated with relatively high incidence of failure in the mid-and long-term …

Impact of leg bending in the patient-specific computational fluid dynamics of popliteal stenting

A Ferrarini, A Finotello, G Salsano, F Auricchio… - Acta Mechanica …, 2021 - Springer
Endovascular treatment of the femoro-popliteal artery has recently become a valuable
therapeutic option for popliteal arterial aneurysms. However, its efficacy remains …

Patient‐specific finite element simulation of peripheral artery percutaneous transluminal angioplasty to evaluate the procedure outcome without stent implantation

B Helou, A Bel‐Brunon, C Dupont, W Ye… - International Journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this work is to present a patient‐specific (PS) modeling approach for
simulating percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) endovascular treatment and …

Biomechanical interpretation of observed fatigue fractures of peripheral Nitinol stents in the superficial femoral arteries through in silico modelling

D Mazzaccaro, F Berti, L Antonini, G Pennati… - Medical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To suggest an in silico modelling approach to estimate the fatigue failure on
peripheral Nitinol stents implanted in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and interpret the …

A sensitivity study of human mandibular biting simulations using finite element analysis

E Stansfield, J Parker, P O'Higgins - Journal of Archaeological Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The form of human mandible reflects both genetic history and loading. In the context of
archaeology, it has been used to retrodict loading history as a means of inferring …

Numerical simulation of fenestrated graft deployment: Anticipation of stent graft and vascular structure adequacy

C Dupont, A Kaladji, M Rochette… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fenestrated endovascular aneurism repair (FEVAR) is a minimally invasive technique, and
its success depends on the adequacy of the correspondence between the visceral arteries …

Influence of balloon design, plaque material composition, and balloon sizing on acute post angioplasty outcomes: An implicit finite element analysis

B Helou, A Bel‐Brunon, C Dupont, W Ye… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this work we propose a generic modeling approach for simulating percutaneous
transluminal angioplasty (PTA) endovascular treatment, and evaluating the influence of …

In vivo morphological changes of the femoropopliteal arteries due to knee flexion after endovascular treatment of popliteal aneurysm

G Spinella, A Finotello, B Pane… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: To evaluate morphological changes of the femoropopliteal (FP) arteries due to
limb flexion in patients undergoing endovascular treatment of popliteal artery aneurysms …