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17
December
2025
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12:49
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Transforming vascular care with AI and ‘digital twins’

Թϱ researchers are building AI-powered ‘digital twins’ of the human vascular system. Their breakthrough could speed up patient-specific blood flow simulations and pave the way for more precise diagnosis and treatment.

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From strokes to congenital heart conditions, many serious illnesses are linked to the way blood flows through our arteries. For years, researchers have used computer simulations to study this flow, but the process has often been slow and limited to specialist areas, such as analysing carotid artery disease or testing treatment options for rare heart conditions. 

Now, researchers at Թϱ are taking this a step further. Led by Dr Jie Wang, the team have developed an AI-powered ‘digital twin’ of the human vascular system that makes patient-specific blood flow simulations faster, more accurate and more accessible for clinical use. 

By combining advanced computer models with machine learning, their system can quickly predict key indicators such as pressure and wall shear stress – measures that help doctors understand how blood moves and where risks may lie. Unlike traditional methods that require time-intensive, high-powered computing, this approach runs efficiently on the open-source AortaCFD app, paving the way for real-time, personalised insights. 

As Dr Wang explains, their long-term goal is to give clinicians a powerful tool for precision care: “Our work uses advanced computer modelling to create realistic “digital twins” of patients’ blood flow, allowing doctors to simulate and predict how blood moves through the body quickly and accurately.  

“By combining different modelling techniques, the research turns complex simulations into practical tools that help clinicians plan personalised treatments.  

“Future work will use AI methods, such as physics-informed neural networks (PINNs), to make these predictions even faster and more precise.” 

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Meet the researchers

Dr Jie Wang is a Computational Modelling Researcher in  Թϱ’s School of Engineering. She recently completed a PhD in computational fluid dynamics, focusing on cardiovascular applications. Actively engaging with emerging AI methods, Dr Wang developed the open-source AortaCFD app to model complex aortic and vascular systems, supporting clinical decisions and educational purposes.

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