Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Research on abdominal aortic aneurysm discussed by T.C. Gasser and co-researchers

Published in Telemedicine Week, March 30th, 2010

According to recent research from Stockholm, Sweden, "The reliable assessment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm rupture risk is critically important in reducing related mortality without unnecessarily increasing the rate of elective repair. Intra-luminal thrombus (ILT) has multiple biomechanical and biochemical impacts on the underlying aneurysm wall and thrombus failure might be linked to aneurysm rupture."

"Histological slices from 7 ILTs were analyzed using a sequence of automatic image processing and feature analyzing steps. Derived microstructural data was used to define Representative Volume Elements (RVE), which in turn allowed the estimation of microscopic material...

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Source: Telemedicine Week (2010-03-30)

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