Computational simulationof carotid stenosis and flow dynamics based on patient ultrasound data – a new tool for risk assessment and surgical planning Luísa C. Sousa* 1,2 , Catarina F. Castro 1,2 , Carlos C. António 1,2 , Fernando Sousa 2 , Rosa Santos 3,4 , Pedro Castro 3,4 and Elsa Azevedo 3,4 1 Department ofMechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 2 Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IDMEC), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 3 DepartmentofNeurology, São João Hospital Centre, Porto, Portugal 4 Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal *Corresponding author: Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, PORTUGAL Tel: +351 225081766; Fax: +351 225081445; E-mail: lcsousa@fe.up.pt Conflict of interests The authors declare no conflict of interests. Acknowledgments This work was partially done in the scope of project PTDC/SAU-BEB/102547/2008, “Blood flow simulation in arterial networks towards application at hospital”, financially supported by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia from Portugal. © 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the Elsevier user license http://www.elsevier.com/open-access/userlicense/1.0/