European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 332-339 , September 2010

A Computational Study of the Magnitude and Direction of Migration Forces in Patient-specific Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent-Grafts

  • D.S. Molony

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Applied Biomedical Engineering Research (CABER), Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering and Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland
    • ,
  • E.G. Kavanagh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
    • ,
  • P. Madhavan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St. James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • M.T. Walsh

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Applied Biomedical Engineering Research (CABER), Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering and Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland
    • ,
  • T.M. McGloughlin

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Applied Biomedical Engineering Research (CABER), Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering and Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +353 61 202217; fax: +353 61 202944.

Received 9 October 2009 ,Accepted 3 June 2010.

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PII: S1078-5884(10)00346-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.06.001

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 332-339 , September 2010

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