Patient-Specific CT-Based Fluid-Structure-Interaction Aorta Model to Quantify Mechanical Conditions for the Investigation of Ascending Aortic Dilation in TOF Patients

Background. Some adult patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) were found to simultaneously develop ascending aortic dilation. Severe aortic dilation would lead to several aortic diseases, including aortic aneurysm and dissection, which seriously affect patients’ living quality and even cause patien...

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Main Authors: Heng Zuo, Yunfei Ling, Peng Li, Qi An, Xiaobo Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4568509