title: A prototype simulator for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
abstract: A prototype simulator for training in endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) has been developed. Employing transparent models of human AAA complete with renal, iliac and femoral arteries, this system allows accurate simulation of aortography, road-mapping, catheter guidewire manipulation and stent-graft deployment while obviating the need for ionising radiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool, U.K.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: How
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Gilling-Smith
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D015607:Stents