Cerebral aneurysms are thought to be present in 2–5% of the general population. Most aneurysms remain asymptomatic and of those that are detected, the risk of rupture is relatively low, i.e. 0.1–1% per year. However, very high morbidity and mortality rates are associated with an aneurysm that does rupture (30–50%). Consequently, elective repair of an aneurysm at high risk of rupture may be deemed appropriate. Unfortunately, interventional procedures are themselves not without risk and have morbidity rates of up to 6%. Moreover, it is difficult to quantify the risk of rupture on a patient specific basis: more sophisticated diagnostic criteria are required. Computational models of aneurysm evolution aim to improve the understanding of the aetiology of the disease. The ultimate aim is to predict future evolution and rupture.
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ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference
June 17–21, 2009
Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Bioengineering Division
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978-0-7918-4891-3
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Coupling the Haemodynamic Environment to the Evolution of Cerebral Aneurysms
Paul N. Watton,
Paul N. Watton
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Yiannis Ventikos,
Yiannis Ventikos
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Gerhard A. Holzapfel
Gerhard A. Holzapfel
Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Paul N. Watton
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Yiannis Ventikos
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Gerhard A. Holzapfel
Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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SBC2009-206756, pp. 161-162; 2 pages
Published Online:
July 19, 2013
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Watton, PN, Ventikos, Y, & Holzapfel, GA. "Coupling the Haemodynamic Environment to the Evolution of Cerebral Aneurysms." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference. ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B. Lake Tahoe, California, USA. June 17–21, 2009. pp. 161-162. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SBC2009-206756
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