Computational study of blood flow inside MCA aneurysm with/without endovascular coiling

The simulation of blood hemodynamics inside the MCA aneurysm is done to investigate the potential region for rupture and hemorrhage. The main focus of this work is to disclose the impacts of endovascular coiling on blood hemodynamics and the risk of aneurysm rupture. Navier-stokes equations are solved for the computational study of blood flow while it is assumed that flow remains laminar, unsteady, and non-Newtonian. Influences of blood hematocrits and coiling porosity are also examined in this work. Obtained results show that impacts of blood hematocrit on the maximum OSI are limited in the MCA case.

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The aim of this study is to investigate the potential region for rupture and hemorrhage inside the MCA aneurysm through the simulation of blood hemodynamics. It mainly focuses on disclosing the impacts of endovascular coiling on blood hemodynamics and the risk of aneurysm rupture. The computational study of blood flow is conducted by solving the Navier-Stokes equations assuming laminar, unsteady, and non-Newtonian flow. The influences of blood hematocrits and coiling porosity are also examined, with results showing limited impacts of blood hematocrit on the maximum OSI in the MCA case.