EVALUATING DESIGN OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM ENDOGRAFTS IN A PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODEL USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

摘要

Design and evaluation of implantable medical devices often relies on benchtop testing using physical models and animal studies. Although both methods are needed, they can be costly to implement and unable to represent patient-specific physiologic conditions. Computer simulations of blood flow in patient-specific anatomies offer an attractive alternative [1].