Synchrotron

Our National Institute of Health (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) R01 funded project titled Improving the computational modeling of coiled cerebral aneurysms through synchrotron microtomography seeks to develop a clinically applicable coil modeling toolkit based on novel homogenization methods through looking at adult patients undergoing coil or stent- coil treatments of unruptured aneurysms. By creating this toolkit, we will be able to improve the accuracy of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling of aneurysm coils without the use for microtomography to identify the factors associated with disease progression. Also, we wish to quantify the shortcomings of simplified porous medium approach to CFD.