Biofidelic Abdominal Aorta Phantom: Cross-Over Preliminary Study Using UltraSound and Digital Image Stereo-Correlation

Purpose: EndoVascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) can be indicated to prevent Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) breaking. However, several complications may occur during and after surgery, such as endoleaks or migration. The aim of this work is to develop and validate an experimental set-up designed to reproduce the comportment of an abdominal aorta with aneurysm. Consequently, this paper presents the proof of concept of the experimental set-up.