Surgery Grand Rounds

Speaker: T. Christian Gasser, PhD; Division of Bioengineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
Topic: Three-dimensional Geometric and Biomechanical Analysis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAAs)

Objectives:
1. Introduce biomechanical parameters, engineering concepts, and the biomechanical rupture risk assessments for AAAs.
2. Describe the concept of constitutive of vascular tissue.
3. Present data from follow-up of small AAAs with CTA.
4. Discuss a novel concept for studying platelet activation.

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