Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 428-433 , May 2009

The influence of plaque composition on underlying arterial wall stress during stent expansion: The case for lesion-specific stents

  • Ian Pericevic

      Affiliations

    • Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • ,
  • Caitríona Lally

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • ,
  • Deborah Toner

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
    • ,
  • Daniel John Kelly

      Affiliations

    • Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +353 1 8963947.

Received 21 January 2008 ,Revised 21 April 2008 ,Accepted 12 November 2008.

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PII: S1350-4533(08)00206-3

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.11.005

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 428-433 , May 2009

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