Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a modeling technique that enables calculation of the behavior of fluid flows in complex geometries. In cardiovascular medicine, CFD methods are being used to calculate patient-specific hemodynamics for a variety of applications, such as disease research, noninvasive diagnostics, medical device evaluation, and surgical planning. This paper provides a concise overview of the methods to perform patient-specific computational analyses using clinical data, followed by a case study where CFD-supported surgical planning is presented in a patient with Fontan circulation complicated by unilateral pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. In closing, the challenges for implementation and adoption of CFD modeling in clinical practice are discussed.
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van Bakel, T. M. J., Lau, K. D., Hirsch-Romano, J., Trimarchi, S., Dorfman, A. L., & Figueroa, C. A. (2018). Patient-specific modeling of hemodynamics: Supporting surgical planning in a fontan circulation correction. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, 11(2), 145–155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12265-017-9781-x
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