Cardiovasc Imaging Asia.  2018 Apr;2(2):58-64. 10.22468/cvia.2018.00073.

Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling in Aortic Diseases

• Ueda T
• Suito H
• Ota H
• Takase K

• KMID: 2524864
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22468/cvia.2018.00073

Abstract

In recent years, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has attracted considerable attention in cardiovascular medicine. In addition to traditional assessment based on anatomical information, the CFD-based approach provides an opportunity to gain novel insights into vascular pathophysiology by exploring the relationship between structure and biomechanical forces in flow dynamics. As recently CFD modeling is widely used in clinical situations, it is very important for clinicians to understand the basic principles, benefits, limitations, and pitfalls of CFD modeling. In this paper, we present an overview of CFD modeling and its application to aortic diseases, and primarily to aortic aneurysms.

Keyword

Cardiovascular disease; Aorta; Aneurysm; Computational fluid dynamics