Aneurysm Growth Occurs at Region of Low Wall Shear Stress

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Loïc Boussel · Laboratoire Traitement du Signal et de l'Image

Vitaliy L. Rayz

Charles E. McCulloch

Alastair J. Martin

Gabriel Acevedo‐Bolton

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These results indicate that aneurysm growth is likely to occur in regions where the endothelial layer lining the vessel wall is exposed to abnormally low wall shear stress.

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Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

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Published in: Stroke

Volume 39, Issue 11, pp. 2997-3002

DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.521617

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Aneurysm Growth Occurs at Region of Low Wall Shear Stress

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