Studies on the assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture risk

• Main Author: Canchi, Tejas
• Other Authors: Ng Yin Kwee, Eddie
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73349
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) are a type of cardiovascular disease that affect the infra renal aorta, where the normal aorta dilates to more than two times its original diameter. Progressive dilation leads to weakening of the aortic wall and eventually, rupture. Pathophysiological, biomechanical...