Engineering better clinical outcomes: Improving abdominal aortic aneurysm risk assessment through patient-specific computational modelling

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1063986

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Approximately 7% of elderly men have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and AAA rupture usually results in death. This research aims to improve the limitations in AAA risk assessment. Currently, the maximum diameter determines if the aneurysm is at risk of rupture. However, many small AAAs rupture and 75% of larger ones never burst. Using computer models generated from medical imaging can substantially improve the understanding of rupture risk, therefore, saving lives and reducing health care costs.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $427,409.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biomechanical Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm | biomechanics | cardiovascular disease | computer simulation | risk assessment

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