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Does finite element analysis (PWRR and RRED) predict future rupture sites and risk in asymptomatic AAA patients?
Does finite element analysis (PWRR and RRED) predict future rupture sites and risk in asymptomatic AAA patients?
Finite element analysis metrics (PWRR and RRED) may help predict rupture risk and location in asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms.
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May support finite element analysis for AAA rupture prediction; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
The location of the PWRR in unruptured AAAs predicted future rupture sites in several cases. Asymptomatic AAA patients with high PWRR and RRED values have an increased rupture risk.
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Erhart et al. (2015) studied this question.
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