Welcome to the Hemodynamics Lab

Our research at the Hemodynamics Lab mainly focuses on understanding the blood flow through cerebral aneurysms and characterizing the hemodynamic parameters associated with aneurysm formation, growth and rupture. Our studies are carried out by utilizing diverse approaches such as Medical Images (Digital Subtraction Angiography-DSA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) measurements, various flow chamber loops and animal models. The ultimate goals of our work are to understand the pathophysiology of cerebral aneurysm initiation and to come up with aneurysm rupture risk assessment helping clinician for cerebral aneurysm treament decision-making.At the same time, we investigate different stents, coils and flow diverters for the aneurysm treatment.

Resources

The computational resources for CFD and FEA analyses are provided by the Center for Computational Research (CCR) and Science and Engineering Node Services (SENS), SUNY, Buffalo. These analyses are carried out using commercially available softwares such as ProE,SolidWorks, ICEMCFD, STARCD and Tecplot. Such resources help calculate different hemodynamic parameters and better visualize the overall blood flow pattern, which are key factors for our research work.

Education

By fostering creative independent thinking in a stimulating new research field, our students gain invaluable wisdom and experiences, which provide a distinct advantage for all their future endeavors.