A probabilistic and anisotropic failure metric for ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm risk assessment
Liu M, Liang L, Zou Q, Ismail Y, Lou X, Iannucci G, Chen E, Leshnower B, Elefteriades J, Sun W. A probabilistic and anisotropic failure metric for ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm risk assessment. Journal Of The Mechanics And Physics Of Solids 2021, 155: 104539. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2021.104539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchATAA patientsAortic wallAortic tissue samplesThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmAneurysm rupturePatientsRisk assessmentTissue samplesCharacteristic curveFailure metricsTsai-Hill failure criterionCT imagesRiskTensile failure testsMaximum principal stressRupture risk assessmentPrevious studiesAssessment