2F22 The effect of strut position relative to inflow zone of aneurysm neck on flow

Abstract

For the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, flow diverter (FD) stent placement has been attracted. To evaluate a positioning error of stent on aneurysm flow, we analyze an influence of strut positions with relation to the inflow zone. Lattice Boltzmann flow simulation was applied to compute flow velocity in 3-D ideal aneurysm with a curved parent artery. Rectangular solid as a strut model was placed along to the neck plane. The results suggest that the flow velocity in the aneurysm is effectively reduced when the flow in the aneurysm and parent vessel flow are separated by a strut.