17-03-2022
UNIDEMI (Research and Development Unit for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NOVA School of Science and Technology) leads a research project, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), which aims to develop a database from clinical and imaging exams, which will serve as a basis for the development of sophisticated computational tools.
The project entitled “Fluid-structure interaction for the functional assessment of ascending aortic aneurysms: a biomechanical approach to clinical practice” (AneurysmTool PTDC/EMD-EMD/1230/2021), additionally includes the participation of NOVA Medical School, Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering (INEGI) and the Center for Mathematics Applied to Economic Forecasting and Decision Making (CEMAPRE).
It is also intended that all units involved therein project contribute to the development of a digital tool capable of modeling the specific hemodynamics of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms. This device should be able to produce evidence on current clinical practices, based on imaging exams, as well as allow a personalized analysis for each case with aortic aneurysm, without the need for surgical indication.
The project will end with a test of the solidity of this digital tool, in order to prove its robustness as a clinical indicator and the effectiveness of its help in stratifying the risk of disease progression, through the identification of patients who may benefit from an early surgery treatment.
