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IVUS-Based Computational Modeling and Planar Biaxial Artery Material Properties for Human Coronary Plaque Vulnerability Assessment

Haofei Liu^*, Mingchao Cai^*, Chun Yang^∗,†, Jie Zheng^‡, Richard Bach^§, Mehmet H. Kural^¶, Kristen L. Billiar^¶, David Muccigrosso^‡, Dongsi Lu^||, Dalin Tang^∗,∗∗

* Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609
† School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Mathematics and Complex Systems, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100875, China
‡ Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
§ Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
¶ Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609
|| Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
∗∗ Dalin Tang, Corresponding author, 508-845-1575, dtang@wpi.edu