Computational fluid dynamic and magnetic resonance analyses of flow distribution between the lungs after total cavopulmonary connection

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 393-399

  Migliavacca, Francesco ^a   Kilner, Philip J ^a,c   Pennati, Giancarlo ^a,b,c   Dubini, Gabriele ^a,b,c   Pietrabissa, Riccardo ^a,c   Fumero, Roberto ^a,b,c   De Levai, Marc Roger ^a,b,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Congenital cardiac malformations; Finite element method; Magnetic resonance (MR)

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEMODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BLOOD FLOW; CONGENITAL CARDIAC MALFORMATIONS; IN VIVO VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; PULMONARY ARTERIES; TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION;

RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLALOCK TAUSSIG ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; FENESTRATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CYCLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0032935875     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.752936     Document Type: Article

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