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| Mechanical Engineering Magazine pg 62 January 2001 |
| Charles Taylor, who has developed the Aspire system, wondered why the techniques engineers use, such as computational fluid dynamics, couldn't be extended to model blood flow in humans. |
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Engineering Magazine pg 62 January 2001 A software program developed at Stanford University predicts improvement in blood flow yielded by vascular surgery options. Here a geometric model of an operative plan shows a contour plot of blood pressure at peak systole. |
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| Mechanical Engineering Magazine pg 62 January 2001 |
| The Aspire system displays medical images downloaded from the actual patient slated to undergo vascular surgery, so surgeons can tailor the operation to the individual. |
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