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

大约7%的老年男性患有腹主动脉瘤（AAA），AAA破裂通常导致死亡。本研究旨在改善AAA风险评估的局限性。目前，最大直径决定了动脉瘤是否有破裂的风险。然而，许多小AAA破裂，75%的较大AAA从未破裂。使用医学成像生成的计算机模型可以大大提高对破裂风险的理解，从而挽救生命并降低医疗成本。

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.