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Instability index results for the three finite element meshes utilized in the mesh independence study.
| Mesh | DOFs (millions) | Instability Index | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximal | Distal | Average | ||
| Mesh 1 (Baseline) | 0.9 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.83 |
| Mesh 2 (Refined aorta) | 1.3 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.81 |
| Mesh 3 (Refined aorta and endograft) | 2.1 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.78 |
