The influence of the angle of confluence on the flow in a vertebro-basilar junction model

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-299

  Ravensbergen, J ^a   Krijger, J K B ^a   Hillen, B ^a   Hoogstraten, H W ^a  

^a Department of Functional Anatomy ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VELOCITY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONFLUENCE ANGLE; VERTEBROBASILAR JUNCTION;

HEMODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CADAVER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0030111320     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(95)00064-X     Document Type: Article

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