title: A system for computer-assisted design of stent-grafts for aortic aneurysms using 3-D morphological models.
abstract: A three-dimensional model was constructed from helical CT images for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA). A stent-graft was designed and positioned endoluminally on the computer. One hundred and nine stent-grafts for 101 patients were designed by this method and deployed well in all patients. The design time was reduced from 4 to 0.5 hr.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering. Kansai University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Urayama
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuribayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takamiya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed