Finite Element Analysis of the Mechanism of Traumatic Aortic Rupture (TAR)

Figure 3

ANSYS 3D views of the whole model (a) with mesh (aorta, heart, lungs, and ribcage), (b) the cross-section, (c) the model with the seat belt, and (d) the transparent model with an emphasis on aorta and heart along with ligamentum arteriosum.

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