TY - BOOK AU - Doyle,Barry J. AU - Molony,David S. AU - Walsh,Michael T. AU - McGloughlin,Timothy M. TI - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: New Approaches to Rupture Risk Assessment SN - 9781612098074 AV - RC693 -- .A14 2010eb U1 - 616.1/330754 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated KW - Abdominal aneurysm -- Imaging KW - Three-dimensional imaging in medicine KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Background -- Methods -- Results -- Conclusion -- Introduction -- 1.1. Incidence and Current Opinions -- 1.2. Medical Imaging -- 3D Reconstruction from CT Scans -- Applications of AAA 3D Reconstructions -- Numerical Investigations -- 4.1. Pre-Operative Planning for EVAR -- 4.2. Stent-Graft Design -- 4.3. Optimum Smoothing of 3D Models -- 4.4. Determining AAA Asymmetry -- 4.5. Improving Rupture Predictions -- 4.6. Pre and Post-Operative Biomechanics -- 4.7. Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacture -- Experimental Investigations -- 5.1. In-Vitro Models -- 5.2. The Photoelastic Method -- 5.3. Improving Experimental Materials -- 5.3.1. Material Selection, Development and Testing -- 5.3.2. Application to 3D Geometries -- 5.4. Experimental Rupture Testing -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index -- Blank Page UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3019160 ER -