Rupture Risk Assessment of Cervical Spinal Manipulations on Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque by a 3D Fluid-Structure Interaction Model

Figure 4

The VWTS distribution in a 12% stretch was calculated by the FSI models. The maximum region is indicated by arrows. All components of the model are shown their front and back in one column. The first column shows the model’s whole geometry after stretching; the second column is the local stress of the fibrous cap; the third column is about the calcification; the fourth column shows the local stress on the lipid.