Peak systolic or maximum intra-aneurysmal hemodynamic condition? Implications on normalized flow variables

Conclusions: Our results indicate that if the highest intra-aneurysmal stress is calculated, then it is preferable to use the time instance where the maximum WSS occurred instead of the peak systolic WSS. Additionally, the normalization of intra-aneurysmal hemodynamics should be done with variables that do not depend on any arbitrary segment of the parent artery.