The increasingly demonstrated association of wall enhancement (WE) measured by vascular wall imaging with the instability/rupture of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) implies the significance of investigating the transport and accumulation of blood substances [e.g., low-density lipoprotein (LDL), lipoprotein (a)] related to WE in IAs. In the present study, we perform numerical simulations to explore the relationships between the distribution/severity of LDL deposition on the lumen surface and the morphological characteristics of aneurysm and its adjacent arteries as well as the underlying fluid dynamic mechanisms. Bifurcation aneurysms located at the middle cerebral artery are selected as the subject of investigation and for which both idealized and patient-specific models are built. Studies on the idealized models reveal that the aneurysm–parent (AP) artery angle is more powerful than other morphological parameters [e.g., daughter–parent (DP) artery angle, nonsphericity index (NI) of aneurysm] in determining the severity of LDL deposition. A bleb (i.e., secondary sac) can enhance local LDL deposition, especially when located in an LDL deposition-prone aneurysm wall region. In patient-specific models, the dominant effect on the LDL deposition of the AP angle remains identifiable, whereas the effects of the DP angle and NI are overwhelmed by confounding factors. Enhanced LDL deposition prefers to appear in wall regions perpendicular to the intra-aneurysmal vortex centerline. In comparison with wall shear stress magnitude, the normal-to-tangential near-wall velocity ratio and particle residence time can better predict the localization of enhanced LDL deposition.
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August 16 2023
Influence of morphological characteristics on the deposition of low-density lipoprotein in intracranial bifurcation aneurysms
Yuqing Tian (田雨晴)
;
Yuqing Tian (田雨晴)
(Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft)
1
Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, Shanghai 200240, China
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Xiao Li (李晓);
Xiao Li (李晓)
(Conceptualization, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing)
2
Department of Radiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
, Shanghai 200127, China
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Bing Zhao (赵兵)
;
Bing Zhao (赵兵)
(Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing)
3
Department of Neurosurgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
, Shanghai 200127, China
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Jianjian Zhang (张健健);
Jianjian Zhang (张健健)
(Conceptualization, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing)
2
Department of Radiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
, Shanghai 200127, China
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Fuyou Liang (梁夫友)
Fuyou Liang (梁夫友)
a)
(Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing)
1
Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, Shanghai 200240, China
4
State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, Shanghai 200240, China
5
World-Class Research Center “Digital Biodesign and Personalized Healthcare,” Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
, Moscow 19991, Russia
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: fuyouliang@sjtu.edu.cn
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a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: fuyouliang@sjtu.edu.cn
Physics of Fluids 35, 081905 (2023)
Article history
Received:
May 29 2023
Accepted:
July 27 2023
Citation
Yuqing Tian, Xiao Li, Bing Zhao, Jianjian Zhang, Fuyou Liang; Influence of morphological characteristics on the deposition of low-density lipoprotein in intracranial bifurcation aneurysms. Physics of Fluids 1 August 2023; 35 (8): 081905. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0159985
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