ÊExaminedÊi mplantationÊo fÊa Ême dicalÊdeviceÊ(stents)ÊinÊhumanÊarteries.ÊIdentifiedÊtheÊÊ
contributionÊo fÊt heÊg eometryÊa sÊwellÊasÊmaterialÊpropertiesÊofÊtheÊ arterialÊwalls.ÊDrewÊÊ
interpretationsÊb yÊa ssessingÊt heÊresponseÊofÊarteriesÊtoÊtheseÊdevicesÊusingÊnumericalÊ
techniquesÊ( finiteÊe lementÊme thods).