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Wall Mechanical Properties and Hemodynamics of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms

J.R. Cebral, X. Duan, B.J. Chung, C. Putman, K. Aziz and A.M. Robertson
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2015, 36 (9) 1695-1703; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4358
J.R. Cebral
aFrom the Department of Bioengineering (J.R.C., B.J.C.), Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
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X. Duan
bDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science (X.D., A.R.), Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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B.J. Chung
aFrom the Department of Bioengineering (J.R.C., B.J.C.), Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
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C. Putman
cInterventional Neuroradiology (C.P.), Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia
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K. Aziz
dNeurosurgery (K.A.), Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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A.M. Robertson
bDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science (X.D., A.R.), Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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