Flow prediction in treated brain aneurysms

Blood flow simulation in patient brain arteries with virtual treatment.

Problem

Clinical use of aneurysm-treatment simulation requires confidence that predicted flow changes match both experiments and established solvers. I evaluated lattice Boltzmann variants for unsteady intracranial aneurysm hemodynamics.

Approach

  • Simulate pulsatile flow in complex patient-derived intracranial aneurysm geometries.
  • Compare multiple LBM implementations against PIV/LDA measurements.
  • Benchmark against a commercial finite-volume solver.
  • Assess grid convergence and runtime characteristics, including GPU acceleration.

Key finding

A calibrated LBM configuration reproduced experimental and finite-volume trends with competitive accuracy while reducing runtime substantially with GPU execution.

Why it matters

Reliable and faster virtual-treatment flow prediction can make patient-specific planning more feasible in real clinical timelines.

Outputs

  • Publication details are listed in the References section below.
  • Comparative CFD and validation visuals are provided on this page.

References

2020

  1. A novel virtual flow diverter implantation method with realistic deployment mechanics and validated force response
    Gábor Závodszky, Benjámin Csippa, György Paál, and 1 more author
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 2020

2019

  1. Multiple Aneurysms AnaTomy CHallenge 2018 (MATCH)—phase II: rupture risk assessment
    Philipp Berg, Samuel Voß, Gábor Janiga, and 8 more authors
    International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 2019

2013

  1. Validation of a lattice Boltzmann method implementation for a 3D transient fluid flow in an intracranial aneurysm geometry
    Gábor Závodszky, and György Paál
    International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2013