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Patient-Specific Artery Shrinkage and 3D Zero-Stress State in Multi-Component 3D FSI Models for Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques Based on In Vivo MRI Data

Xueying Huang^*, Chun Yang^†, Chun Yuan^‡, Fei Liu^‡, Gador Canton^‡, Jie Zheng^§, Pamela K. Woodard^§, Gregorio A. Sicard^¶, Dalin Tang^||

* Mathematical Sciences Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609
† Mathematics Department, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
‡ Deparment of Radiology,University of Washington,Seattle, WA 98195
§ Mallinkcrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. 63110
¶ Department of Surgery, WashingtonUniversity, St. Louis, MO, USA
|| Corresponding author. Mathematical Sciences Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, Phone: 508-831-5332,fax: 508-831-5824,e-mail: dtang@wpi.edu.