Reconstruction of blood flow patterns in human arteries

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 411-421

  Xu, X Y ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic bifurcation; CFD; Flow patterns; Image processing; MRI; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SYSTOLE;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0032622528     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411991535022     Document Type: Article

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