Dr.-Ing. Andreas Maier

Publications

 

PhD Thesis

Computational Modeling of Rupture Risk in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (available for download at mediatum)

Available as book (high quality) at Verlag Dr. Hut, ISBN 978-3-8439-1066-8

or amazon.

 

Reviewed Articles

• Reeps, C., Maier, A., Pelisek, J., Haertl, F., Grabher-Meier, V., Essler, M., Wall, W.A., Eckstein, H.-H., Gee, M.W. (2013): Measuring and Modeling Patient-Specific Distributions of Material Properties in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Wall, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 12, 717-733.
• Maier, A., Essler, M., Gee, M.W., Eckstein, H.-H., Wall, W.A., Reeps, C. (2011): Correlation of biomechanics to tissue reaction in aortic aneurysms assessed by finite elements and 18F–fluorodeoxyglucose–PET/CT, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering.
• Marini, G., Maier, A., Reeps, C., Eckstein, H.-H., Wall, W.A., Gee, M.W. (2011): A continuum description of the damage process in the arterial wall of abdominal aortic aneurysms, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering.
• Maier, A., Gee, M.W., Reeps, C., Pongratz, J., Eckstein, H.-H., Wall, W.A. (2010): A Comparison of Diameter, Wall Stress, and Rupture Potential Index for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture Risk Prediction, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 38, 3124-3134.
• Maier, A., Gee, M.W., Reeps, C., Eckstein, H.-H., Wall, W.A. (2010): Impact of calcifications on patient--specific wall stress analyses of abdominal aortic aneurysms, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 9, 511-521.
• Reeps, C., Gee, M.W., Maier, A., Gurdan, M., Eckstein, H.-H., Wall, W.A. (2009): The impact of model assumptions on results of computational mechanics in abdominal aortic aneurysm, Journal of Vascular Surgery, 51, 679-688.
• Reeps, C., Gee, M.W., Maier, A., Pelisek, J., Gurdan, M., Wall, W.A., Mariss, J., Eckstein, H.-H., Essler, M. (2009): The glucose metabolism in the vessel wall correlates with mechanical instability and inflammatory changes in a patient with a growing aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2, 507-509.
   

Conference Proceedings

• Wall, W.A., Maier, A., Reeps, C., Pelisek, J., Essler, M., Tinkl, S., Eckstein, H.-H., Gee, M.W. (2012): From Advanced Computational Modeling to Clinical Impact in AAA Rupture Risk Prediction. 3rd Meeting of the EPSRC Patient-Specific Modelling Network, April 16 – 17, 2012, Imperial College, London, UK.
• Wall, W.A., Gee, M.W., Maier, A., Küttler, U., Ismail, M. (2011): Advanced Computational Modeling in Cardiovascular Biomechanics and Disease, Second African Conference on Computational Mechanics – AfriCOMP11, January 5 – 8, 2011, Cape Town, ZA.
• Maier, A., Gee, M.W., Reeps, C., Eckstein, H.-H., Wall, W.A. (2009): Impact of Model Complexity on Patient Specific Wall Stress Analyses of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, September 7 - 12, 2009, Munich, GER.
• Reeps, C., Gee, M.W., Pelisek, J., Maier, A., Gurdan, M., Wall, W.A., Schwaiger, M., Essler, M., Eckstein, H.-H. (2009): Interaction of biomechanics and metabolic activity in abdominal aortic aneurysm wall, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, September 7 - 12, 2009, Munich, GER.
• Wall, W.A., Wiechert, L., Comerford, A., Rausch, S., Gee, M.W., Maier, A. (2009): Towards Clinical Impact through Computational Biomechanics, Proceedings of the 2nd Sout-East European Conference on Computational Mechanics SEECM2009, June 22 - 24, 2009, Rhodes, GR. 

Selected Posters

Selected Presentations

• Maier, A., Gee, M.W., Wall, W.A. , Reeps, C., Eckstein, H.-H.(2011): Spatial Distribution of Material Properties in the Wall of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, COMPLAS XI, September 07 - 09, 2011, Barcelona, Spain.
• Maier, A., Gee, M.W., Wall, W.A. , Reeps, C., Eckstein, H.-H.(2011): Mechanics goes Hospital, IGSSE Forum '11, June 2011, Raitenhaslach/Burghausen, GER.
• Maier, A., Gee, M.W., Wall, W.A. , Reeps, C., Eckstein, H.-H.(2011): Spatial Distribution of Material Properties in the Wall of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, The 6th international symposium on Biomechanics in Vascular Biology and Cardiovascular Disease, April 14 - 16, 2011, Rotterdam, NL.
• Maier, A., Gee, M.W., Reeps, C., Eckstein, H.-H., Wall, W.A. (2010): Glucose Metabolism in the Wall of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Correlates with Increased Mechanical Stresses, 6th World Congress of Biomechanics, August 01 - 06, 2010, Singapore.
• Maier, A., Gee, M.W., Reeps, C., Eckstein, H.-H., Wall, W.A. (2010): Finite Element Analysis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Correlation to Tissue Reaction, Summer School on Modeling in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology at Different Length Scales, July 05 - 09, 2010, Graz, AUT.
• Maier, A., Gee, M.W., Reeps, C., Eckstein, H.-H., Wall, W.A. (2010): Material Modeling for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture, FE im Schnee 2010, January 20 - 23, 2010, Hirschegg, AUT.
• Maier, A., Gee, M.W., Reeps, C., Eckstein, H.-H., Wall, W.A. (2009): Impact of Model Complexity on Patient Specific Wall Stress Analyses of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, 3rd GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics, September 21 - 23, 2009, Hannover, GER.
• Reeps, C., Maier, A., Baust, M., Gee, M.W., Essler, M., Wall, W.A., Eckstein, H.-H. (2009): Maximum Peak Wall Stress is Associated to Increased Glucose Metabolism in Aortic Aneurysm Wall Assessed by FDG-PET-CT, European Society for Vascular Surgery, XXIII Annual Meeting, September 2009, Oslo, NOR.
• Maier, A., Wall, W.A. (2009): Aspects of Biomechanical Simulation: Modeling of Biomaterials, IGSSE Forum '09, June 2009, Raitenhaslach/Burghausen, GER.
• Maier, A., Wall, W.A. (2009): Biomechanics and Evaluation of AAA Wall Stability, Tag der Wissenschaft an der Klinik für Gefaesschirurgie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, February 2009, Munich, GER.

Supervised Student Projects

• Christoph Hannich: Automatisierte Inverse FE Analyse zur Materialparameterbestimmung von aneurysmatischen Aortenwandproben im einachsigen Zugversuch (Semesterarbeit)
• Ilona Trübswetter: Biaxiale Messung der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Schweineaorten (Diplomarbeit) (poster - deutsch)
• Sebastian Kehl: Finite Elemente basierte Fluid-Struktur-Interaktions Simulation einer Aortendissektion (Diplomarbeit)
• Marc Hirschvogel: Implementierung hyperelastischer Konstitutivbeziehungen zur Modellierung heterogen verteilter Kalzifizierungen im abdominellen Aortenaneurysma (Semesterarbeit)
• Johannes Neumayer: Anwendung der Finiten Elemente Methode zur Fluid- und Strukturmechanischen Modellierung und Simulation von Arteria Carotis Plaques (Diplomarbeit) (poster - english)
• Isabell Franck: Biaxiale Messung und Modellierung des anisotropen mechanischen Verhaltens der Aortenwand vom Schwein (Semesterarbeit)
• Sebastian Schiller: Modellierung räumlicher und patientenspezifischer Schwankungen der Gefäßwandeigenschaften beim abdomiellen Aortenaneurysma (Semesterarbeit)
• Sophia Lauterbach: Simulation eines abdominellen Aortenaneurysmas unter Einbezug der Körperumgebung (Semesterarbeit)

Teaching Experience

• Computational Bioengineering - From imaging to simulation (practical course, SS 09)
• Computational Bioengineering - From imaging to simulation (practical course, SS 10)