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

Mingchao Cai¹, Chun Yang², Mehmet H. Kural¹, Richard Bach³, David Muccigrosso⁴, Deshan Yang⁵, Jie Zheng⁴, Kristen L. Billia¹, Dalin Tang^1,6

1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609
2 School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Mathematics and Complex Systems, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100875, China
3 Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
4 Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
5 Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
6 Corresponding author, dtang@wpi.edu