title: Virtual bench testing to study coronary bifurcation stenting.
abstract: Virtual bench testing is a numerical methodology which has been applied to the study of coronary interventions. It exploits the amazing growth of computer performance for scientific calculation and makes it possible to simulate very different and complex multiphysics environments and processes, including coronary bifurcation stenting. The quality of prediction from any computer model is very sensitive to the quality of the input data and assumptions. This also holds true in stent virtual bench testing. This paper reviews the state of the art in the field of bifurcation stenting modelling and identifies the current advantages and limitations of this methodology.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biological Structure Mechanics (LaBS), Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Migliavacca
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiastra
authors.forename: Yiannis S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chatzizisis
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dubini
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface