Supercomputer tests ways to divert blood from aneurysm

Published February 23, 2017 This content is archived.

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An article on Futurity reports UB engineers have used high-performance computing to examine the best way to treat an aneurysm, and quotes Hui Meng, professor of mechanical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

“When doctors see the simulated blood flow in our models, they’re able to visualize it. They see that they need to put more of the dense mesh here or there to diffuse the jets (of blood), because the jets are dangerous,” she said.

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