Image-based simulaion of cerebral aneurysms

Mari Ooshima, Kiyoshi Takagi, Motoharu Hayakawa

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

The paper aims to investigate the relationship between aneurysm's geometry and hemodynamics in order to predict rupture and creation of cerebral aneurysms. The authors have been developing a numerical simulation system, which consists of medical image-based geometric modeling, grid generation, finite element fluid simulation, and scientific visualization. The simulation was conducted for 20 cases of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms (17 unruptured aneurysms and 3 ruptured aneurysms). The wall shear stress distributions and flow patterns are compared with respect to the aspect ratio. The results show that as the aspect ratio becomes larger, the wall shear stress distribution in the aneurysm becomes smaller.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-214
Number of pages6
JournalIgaku butsuri : Nihon Igaku Butsuri Gakkai kikanshi = Japanese journal of medical physics : an official journal of Japan Society of Medical Physics
Volume23
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Image-based simulaion of cerebral aneurysms'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this