Computational transient simulations with varying degree and shape of pulmonic stenosis in models of the bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 394-403

  Migliavacca, F ^a,b   Dubini, G ^a,b   Pietrabissa, Riccardo ^a,b   De Leval, M R ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Congenital heart diseases; Pulmonic stenosis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURGERY;

CAVOPULMONARY STENOSIS;

HEMODYNAMICS;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; SIMULATION; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0031171007     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(96)00070-7     Document Type: Article

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