Project

Characterizing a rupture-prone mouse model of aortic aneurysm: the road to post-mortem validation of AAA rupture risk predicted by biomechanical computational models

Code

01P11013

Looptijd

01-10-2013 → 30-09-2017

Financiering

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Patrick Segers

Fellow

Bram Trachet

Onderzoeksdisciplines

Medical and health sciences
- Biomechanics
- Cardiac and vascular medicine
- Biomechanics
- Cardiac and vascular medicine
- Biomechanics
- Cardiac and vascular medicine

Trefwoorden

ruptuur muismodel aneurysma

Projectomschrijving

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a local dilatation of the aorta that can lead to sudden death when it ruptures. Patients are currently operated when the aneurysmatic diameter exceeds 5.5 cm. In this project, we want to investigate whether numerical techniques can characterize and predict the actual rupture incidence and location in a novel, rupture-prone mouse model of the disease.