Background. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are used to analyze the wall shear stress distribution and flow streamlines near the throat of a stented basilar side-wall aneurysm. Previous studies of stented aneurysm flows used low mesh resolution, did not include mesh convergence analyses, and depended upon conformal meshing techniques that apply only to very artificial stent geometries. Method of Approach. We utilize general-purpose computer assisted design and unstructured mesh generation tools that apply in principle to stents and vasculature of arbitrary complexity. A mesh convergence analysis for stented steady flow is performed, varying node spacing near the stent. Physiologically realistic pulsatile simulations are then performed using the converged mesh. Results. Artifact-free resolution of the wall shear stress field on stent wires requires a node spacing of approximately 1/3 wire radius. Large-scale flow features tied to the velocity field are, however, captured at coarser resolution (nodes spaced by about one wire radius or more). Conclusions. Results are consistent with previous work, but our methods yield more detailed insights into the complex flow dynamics. However, routine applications of CFD to anatomically realistic cases still depend upon further development of dedicated algorithms, most crucially to handle geometry definition and mesh generation for complicated stent deployments.
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Finite-Element Modeling of the Hemodynamics of Stented Aneurysms
Gordan R. Stuhne and,
Gordan R. Stuhne and
Imaging Research Labs, Robarts Research Institute, 100 Perth Dr., P.O. Box 5015, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5K8
Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, Medical Sciences Building, London, Canada N6A 5C1, Phone: (519) 663-5777 ext. 34113, Fax: (519) 663-3078
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David A. Steinman
e-mail: steinman@imaging.robarts.ca
David A. Steinman
Imaging Research Labs, Robarts Research Institute, 100 Perth Dr., P.O. Box 5015, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5K8
Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, Medical Sciences Building, London, Canada N6A 5C1, Phone: (519) 663-5777 ext. 34113, Fax: (519) 663-3078
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Gordan R. Stuhne and
Imaging Research Labs, Robarts Research Institute, 100 Perth Dr., P.O. Box 5015, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5K8
Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, Medical Sciences Building, London, Canada N6A 5C1, Phone: (519) 663-5777 ext. 34113, Fax: (519) 663-3078
David A. Steinman
Imaging Research Labs, Robarts Research Institute, 100 Perth Dr., P.O. Box 5015, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5K8
Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, Medical Sciences Building, London, Canada N6A 5C1, Phone: (519) 663-5777 ext. 34113, Fax: (519) 663-3078
e-mail: steinman@imaging.robarts.ca
Contributed by the Bioengineering Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING. Manuscript received by the Bioengineering Division July 29, 2003; revision received October 10, 2003. Associate Editor: J. D. Humphrey.
J Biomech Eng. Jun 2004, 126(3): 382-387 (6 pages)
Published Online: June 24, 2004
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July 29, 2003
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October 10, 2003
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June 24, 2004
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Stuhne and , G. R., and Steinman, D. A. (June 24, 2004). "Finite-Element Modeling of the Hemodynamics of Stented Aneurysms ." ASME. J Biomech Eng. June 2004; 126(3): 382–387. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1762900
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