Uncertainty propagation of phase contrast-MRI derived inlet boundary conditions in computational hemodynamics models of thoracic aorta

Silvia Bozzi, Umberto Morbiducci, Diego Gallo, Raffaele Ponzini, Giovanna Rizzo, Cristina Bignardi and Giuseppe Passoni

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2017, vol. 20, issue 10, 1104-1112

Abstract: This study investigates the impact that uncertainty in phase contrast-MRI derived inlet boundary conditions has on patient-specific computational hemodynamics models of the healthy human thoracic aorta. By means of Monte Carlo simulations, we provide advice on where, when and how, it is important to account for this source of uncertainty. The study shows that the uncertainty propagates not only to the intravascular flow, but also to the shear stress distribution at the vessel wall. More specifically, the results show an increase in the uncertainty of the predicted output variables, with respect to the input uncertainty, more marked for blood pressure and wall shear stress. The methodological approach proposed here can be easily extended to study uncertainty propagation in both healthy and pathological computational hemodynamic models.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2017.1334770

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