The role of computational fluid dynamics in the management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a clinicians' view.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The importance of hemodynamics in the etiopathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) is widely accepted. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is being used increasingly for hemodynamic predictions. However, alogn with the continuing development and validation of these tools, it is imperative to collect the opinion of the clinicians.

Methods

A workshop on CFD was conducted during the European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) Teaching Course, Lisbon, Portugal. 36 delegates, mostly clinicians, performed supervised CFD analysis for an IA, using the @neuFuse software developed within the European project @neurIST. Feedback on the workshop was collected and analyzed. The performance was assessed on a scale of 1 to 4 and, compared with experts'

SUBMITTER: Singh PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2729101 | biostudies-literature | 2009

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature