Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo, Gerardo Alejandro Fumagal González, Héctor Manuel Cárdenas Castro, Arnulfo Alejandro Morales Guzman, Alan Alejandro Guzman Valladares, Danielle Catherine MacDonald, Marcos David Moya Bencomo, Israel Botello Arredondo, Mario Alejandro Fabiani
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the flow effects in different degrees of thoracic aortic stent graft protrusion extension by creating bird beak effect simulations using accurate 3D geometry and a realistic, nonlinear, elastic biomechanical model using computer-aided software SolidWorks. METHODS: Segmentation in 3D of an aortic arch from a computed tomography (CT) scan of a real-life patient was performed using SolidWorks. A parametric analysis of three models was performed: (A) Aortic arch with no stent, (B) 3 mm bird-beak configuration, and (C) 6...
April 12, 2024: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery