1. What did I Gain from my Time at ReDVA?
Eoin Murphy

2. 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

3. 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)

4. Current Papers Medic vs ToF with Rudolf and Conor
Helical-flow-inducing stent design assessment

5. 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

6. Results

7. Future Work Oxygen Transport
Create OpenFOAM model for oxygen transport
Further validation of model
Refinement of parameters for arterial wall oxygen transport

8. 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

9. Thank you Supervisor: Prof Graeme Houston
Research Co-ordinator: Dr Shona Matthew
Colleagues: All involved at UoD, UL and VFT