Aortic Dissection: Simulation Tools for Disease Management and Understanding

This thesis addresses computation fluid dynamics modelling ofaortic dissection (AD), in order to generateinsilicodiagnostic informationand assess 'virtual surgery' outcomes. The thesis introduces several important advances in the modelling of aortic dissection and lays essential groundwork for further development of this technology. The workthesis represents a unique and major step forward in our understanding of AD using a patient-specific, systematic and coherent simulation approach, andis currently the most advanced work available on AD.