Model-based cap thickness and peak cap stress prediction for carotid MRI

Kok, AM; van der Lugt, A; Verhagen, HJM; van der Steen, AFW; Wentzel, JJ; Gijsen, FJH

Kok, AM (reprint author), Room Ee 2334b,Wytemaweg 80, NL-3015 CN Rotterdam, Netherlands.

JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 2017; 60 ( ): 175

Abstract

A rupture-prone carotid plaque can potentially be identified by calculating the peak cap stress (PCS). For these calculations, plaque geometry from MM......

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