What did I Gain from my Time at ReDVA? Eoin Murphy
Key Experience Gained Finished my PhD Gained valuable experience and knowledge Medical imaging Segmentation Good clinical practice Statistics course OpenFOAM Working with clinical staff Grant writing Feasibility reports for external partner Exposure to other research within the team Involvement in a large research project
Accomplishments Publication: Imaging in Vascular Access in Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 2017 Presentations: Oxygen transport in patient-specific arteriovenous fistulas, 23rd Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Seville, 2017 Analysis of haemodynamics in arteriovenous fistulas, 12th OpenFOAM Workshop, Exeter, 2017 Posters: The potential use of 3D ultrasound for arteriovenous fistula flow dynamics assessment, SHARP, Crieff, February 2016 (Poster) Oxygen transport in stented arteries using computational fluid dynamics, University of Dundee Medical Symposium, Crieff, February 2016 (Poster)
Current Papers Medic vs ToF with Rudolf and Conor Helical-flow-inducing stent design assessment
AVF Failure - Hypoxia Vasa vasorum disrupted during surgery Possible hypoxia (shortage of oxygen) within vein wall Release of growth factors Increased intimal hyperplasia AVF failure
Results
Future Work Oxygen Transport Create OpenFOAM model for oxygen transport Further validation of model Refinement of parameters for arterial wall oxygen transport
Possible Collaborations Femoral Stents UoD – Theil cadaver for device testing – help validation of FEA models of arterial wall Authored grant application to MRC for numerical study on femoral stents
Thank you Supervisor: Prof Graeme Houston Research Co-ordinator: Dr Shona Matthew Colleagues: All involved at UoD, UL and VFT